Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous
"Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
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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| 1993 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 1994 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2012 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2013 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2015 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2016 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2020 | 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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Microbial Shifts and Shorter Time to Bowel Resection Surgery Associated with C. difficile in Pediatric Crohn's Disease. Inflamm Bowel Dis. 2020 07 17; 26(8):1212-1221.
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Response to: Treatment of (Recurrent) Clostridioides difficile Infections in Children and Adults. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2019 08; 69(2):e58-e59.
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A Randomized, Placebo-controlled Trial of Fidaxomicin for Prophylaxis of Clostridium difficile-associated Diarrhea in Adults Undergoing Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation. Clin Infect Dis. 2019 01 07; 68(2):196-203.
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Fecal Microbiota Transplantation for Recurrent Clostridium difficile Infection and Other Conditions in Children: A Joint Position Paper From the North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition and the European Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2019 01; 68(1):130-143.
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The Impact of Recurrent Clostridium difficile Infection on Patients' Prevention Behaviors. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2017 11; 38(11):1351-1357.
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Loop ileostomy versus total colectomy as surgical treatment for Clostridium difficile-associated disease: An Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma multicenter trial. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2017 07; 83(1):36-40.
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Impact of a Healthcare Provider Educational Intervention on Frequency of Clostridium difficile Polymerase Chain Reaction Testing in Children: A Segmented Regression Analysis. J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. 2017 Jun 01; 6(2):142-148.
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Clostridium difficile colitis: pathogenesis and host defence. Nat Rev Microbiol. 2016 10; 14(10):609-20.
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Multiorgan Dysfunction Syndrome from Strongyloides stercoralis Hyperinfection in a Patient with Human T-Cell Lymphotropic Virus-1 Coinfection After Initiation of Ivermectin Treatment. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2016 Oct 05; 95(4):864-867.
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A human gut ecosystem protects against C. difficile disease by targeting TcdA. J Gastroenterol. 2017 Apr; 52(4):452-465.