Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous
"Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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An acute inflammation of the INTESTINAL MUCOSA that is characterized by the presence of pseudomembranes or plaques in the SMALL INTESTINE (pseudomembranous enteritis) and the LARGE INTESTINE (pseudomembranous colitis). It is commonly associated with antibiotic therapy and CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE colonization.
| Descriptor ID |
D004761
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C01.252.410.222.310 C06.405.205.596.800 C06.405.469.363.800
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2013 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous" by people in Profiles.
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Pandey D, Verma A, Ding Y, Singh P, Magoo H. Acute oxalate nephropathy associated with Clostridiumdifficile infection. BMJ Case Rep. 2019 Dec 05; 12(12).
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Montecalvo MA, Sisay E, McKenna D, Wang G, Visintainer P, Wormser GP. Use of a Perianal Swab Compared With a Stool Sample to Detect Symptomatic Clostridium difficile Infection. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2017 06; 38(6):658-662.
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Zilberberg MD, Shorr AF, Jesdale WM, Tjia J, Lapane K. Recurrent Clostridium difficile infection among Medicare patients in nursing homes: A population-based cohort study. Medicine (Baltimore). 2017 Mar; 96(10):e6231.
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Marshall LL, Peasah S, Stevens GA. Clostridium difficile Infection in Older Adults: Systematic Review of Efforts to Reduce Occurrence and Improve Outcomes. Consult Pharm. 2017 Jan 01; 32(1):24-41.
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Fischer M, Kao D, Kelly C, Kuchipudi A, Jafri SM, Blumenkehl M, Rex D, Mellow M, Kaur N, Sokol H, Cook G, Hamilton MJ, Phelps E, Sipe B, Xu H, Allegretti JR. Fecal Microbiota Transplantation is Safe and Efficacious for Recurrent or Refractory Clostridium difficile Infection in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Inflamm Bowel Dis. 2016 10; 22(10):2402-9.
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Haran JP, Wu G, Bucci V, Fischer A, Keang L, Boyer EW, Hibberd PL. Antibiotic-associated diarrhoea in emergency department observation unit patients. Epidemiol Infect. 2016 07; 144(10):2176-83.
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Gupta SB, Mehta V, Dubberke ER, Zhao X, Dorr MB, Guris D, Molrine D, Leney M, Miller M, Dupin M, Mast TC. Antibodies to Toxin B Are Protective Against Clostridium difficile Infection Recurrence. Clin Infect Dis. 2016 09 15; 63(6):730-734.
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Han S, Shannahan S, Pellish R. Fecal Microbiota Transplant: Treatment Options for Clostridium difficile Infection in the Intensive Care Unit. J Intensive Care Med. 2016 Oct; 31(9):577-86.
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Kaiser AM, Hogen R, Bordeianou L, Alavi K, Wise PE, Sudan R. Clostridium Difficile Infection from a Surgical Perspective. J Gastrointest Surg. 2015 Jul; 19(7):1363-77.
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Pakyz AL, Patterson JA, Motzkus-Feagans C, Hohmann SF, Edmond MB, Lapane KL. Performance of the present-on-admission indicator for Clostridium difficile infection. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2015 Jul; 36(7):838-40.