Virulence and clinical outcomes in Clostridium difficile infection: a complex business

Comment

L Clifford McDonald. Clin Infect Dis. 2013 Mar.

. 2013 Mar;56(6):906-7.

doi: 10.1093/cid/cis1001. Epub 2012 Nov 29.

No abstract available

Comment in

Reply to McDonald.
Walk ST, Micic D, Galecki AT, Rogers MA, Washer L, Newton DW, Malani PN, Young VB, Aronoff DM. Walk ST, et al. Clin Infect Dis. 2013 Mar;56(6):907-8. doi: 10.1093/cid/cis1003. Epub 2012 Nov 29. Clin Infect Dis. 2013. PMID: 23196958 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

Editorial commentary: 027, 078, and others: going beyond the numbers (and away from the hypervirulence).
Barbut F, Rupnik M. Barbut F, et al. Clin Infect Dis. 2012 Dec;55(12):1669-72. doi: 10.1093/cid/cis790. Epub 2012 Sep 12. Clin Infect Dis. 2012. PMID: 22972865 No abstract available.
Clostridium difficile ribotype does not predict severe infection.
Walk ST, Micic D, Jain R, Lo ES, Trivedi I, Liu EW, Almassalha LM, Ewing SA, Ring C, Galecki AT, Rogers MA, Washer L, Newton DW, Malani PN, Young VB, Aronoff DM. Walk ST, et al. Clin Infect Dis. 2012 Dec;55(12):1661-8. doi: 10.1093/cid/cis786. Epub 2012 Sep 12. Clin Infect Dis. 2012. PMID: 22972866 Free PMC article.