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| Title |
Reductions in intestinal Clostridiales precede the development of nosocomial Clostridium difficile infection
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| Published in |
Microbiome, June 2013
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| DOI | 10.1186/2049-2618-1-18 |
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| Authors |
Caroline Vincent, David A Stephens, Vivian G Loo, Thaddeus J Edens, Marcel A Behr, Ken Dewar, Amee R Manges |
| Abstract |
Antimicrobial use is thought to suppress the intestinal microbiota, thereby impairing colonization resistance and allowing Clostridium difficile to infect the gut. Additional risk factors such as proton-pump inhibitors may also alter the intestinal microbiota and predispose patients to Clostridium difficile infection (CDI). This comparative metagenomic study investigates the relationship between epidemiologic exposures, intestinal bacterial populations and subsequent development of CDI in hospitalized patients. We performed a nested case-control study including 25 CDI cases and 25 matched controls. Fecal specimens collected prior to disease onset were evaluated by 16S rRNA gene amplification and pyrosequencing to determine the composition of the intestinal microbiota during the at-risk period. |
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The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 4 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 1 | 25% |
| United States | 1 | 25% |
| Unknown | 2 | 50% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Scientists | 2 | 50% |
| Members of the public | 1 | 25% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 25% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 147 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1% |
| Ireland | 1 | <1% |
| Canada | 1 | <1% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
| Spain | 1 | <1% |
| Mexico | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 140 | 95% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 32 | 22% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 28 | 19% |
| Student > Master | 19 | 13% |
| Student > Bachelor | 12 | 8% |
| Other | 8 | 5% |
| Other | 19 | 13% |
| Unknown | 29 | 20% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 40 | 27% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 27 | 18% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 16 | 11% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 15 | 10% |
| Environmental Science | 4 | 3% |
| Other | 12 | 8% |
| Unknown | 33 | 22% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 2. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 27 January 2014.
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