TY - JOUR
T1 - 2019 update of the WSES guidelines for management of Clostridioides (Clostridium) difficile infection in surgical patients 11 Medical and Health Sciences 1103 Clinical Sciences
AU - Di Bella, Astrid
AU - Zimbalatti, Maria Antonietta
AU - Cortese, Francesco
AU - Petrosillo, Nicola
AU - Sganga, Gabriele
PY - 2019
Y1 - 2019
N2 - In the last three decades, Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) has increased in incidence and severity in many countries worldwide. The increase in CDI incidence has been particularly apparent among surgical patients. Therefore, prevention of CDI and optimization of management in the surgical patient are paramount. An international multidisciplinary panel of experts from the World Society of Emergency Surgery (WSES) updated its guidelines for management of CDI in surgical patients according to the most recent available literature. The update includes recent changes introduced in the management of this infection.
AB - In the last three decades, Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) has increased in incidence and severity in many countries worldwide. The increase in CDI incidence has been particularly apparent among surgical patients. Therefore, prevention of CDI and optimization of management in the surgical patient are paramount. An international multidisciplinary panel of experts from the World Society of Emergency Surgery (WSES) updated its guidelines for management of CDI in surgical patients according to the most recent available literature. The update includes recent changes introduced in the management of this infection.
KW - Anti-Bacterial Agents
KW - Antimicrobial Stewardship
KW - Antimicrobial stewardship
KW - Antimicrobial treatment
KW - Clostridioides difficile infection
KW - Clostridium Infections
KW - Clostridium difficile
KW - Clostridium difficile infection
KW - Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous
KW - Fecal Microbiota Transplantation
KW - Fecal microbiota transplantation
KW - Guidelines as Topic
KW - Humans
KW - Incidence
KW - Infection Control
KW - Infection control
KW - Postoperative Complications
KW - Pseudomembranous colitis
KW - Risk Factors
KW - Anti-Bacterial Agents
KW - Antimicrobial Stewardship
KW - Antimicrobial stewardship
KW - Antimicrobial treatment
KW - Clostridioides difficile infection
KW - Clostridium Infections
KW - Clostridium difficile
KW - Clostridium difficile infection
KW - Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous
KW - Fecal Microbiota Transplantation
KW - Fecal microbiota transplantation
KW - Guidelines as Topic
KW - Humans
KW - Incidence
KW - Infection Control
KW - Infection control
KW - Postoperative Complications
KW - Pseudomembranous colitis
KW - Risk Factors
UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10807/148827
UR - http://www.wjes.org/
U2 - 10.1186/s13017-019-0228-3
DO - 10.1186/s13017-019-0228-3
M3 - Article
SN - 1749-7922
VL - 14
SP - N/A-N/A
JO - World Journal of Emergency Surgery
JF - World Journal of Emergency Surgery
ER -