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2019 update of the WSES guidelines for management of Clostridioides (Clostridium) difficile infection in surgical patients

  • Massimo Sartelli
  • , Stefano Di Bella
  • , Lynne V. McFarland
  • , Sahil Khanna
  • , Luis Furuya-Kanamori
  • , Nadir Abuzeid
  • , Fikri M. Abu-Zidan
  • , Luca Ansaloni
  • , Goran Augustin
  • , Miklosh Bala
  • , Offir Ben-Ishay
  • , Walter L. Biffl
  • , Stephen M. Brecher
  • , Adrián Camacho-Ortiz
  • , Miguel A. Caínzos
  • , Shirley Chan
  • , Jill R. Cherry-Bukowiec
  • , Jesse Clanton
  • , Federico Coccolini
  • , Maria E. Cocuz
  • Raul Coimbra, Francesco Cortese, Yunfeng Cui, Jacek Czepiel, Zaza Demetrashvili, Isidoro Di Carlo, Salomone Di Saverio, Irina M. Dumitru, Christian Eckmann, Edward H. Eiland, Joseph D. Forrester, Gustavo P. Fraga, Jean L. Frossard, Donald E. Fry, Rita Galeiras, Wagih Ghnnam, Carlos A. Gomes, Ewen A. Griffiths, Xavier Guirao, Mohamed H. Ahmed, Torsten Herzog, Jae Il Kim, Tariq Iqbal, Arda Isik, Kamal M.F. Itani, Francesco M. Labricciosa, Yeong Y. Lee, Paul Juang, Aleksandar Karamarkovic, Peter K. Kim, Yoram Kluger, Ari Leppaniemi, Varut Lohsiriwat, Gustavo M. MacHain, Sanjay Marwah, John E. Mazuski, Gokhan Metan, Ernest E. Moore, Frederick A. Moore, Carlos A. Ordoñez, Leonardo Pagani, Nicola Petrosillo, Francisco Portela, Kemal Rasa, Miran Rems, Boris E. Sakakushev, Helmut Segovia-Lohse, Gabriele Sganga, Vishal G. Shelat, Patrizia Spigaglia, Pierre Tattevin, Cristian Tranà, Libor Urbánek, Jan Ulrych, Pierluigi Viale, Gian L. Baiocchi, Fausto Catena
  • Macerata Hospital
  • Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Integrata
  • University of Washington
  • Mayo Clinic
  • Australian National University
  • Omdurman Islamic University
  • College of Medicine and Health Sciences United Arab Emirates University
  • AUSL Romagna
  • University Hospital Centre Zagreb
  • Hadassah University Hospital
  • Rambam Health Care Campus
  • Scripps Memorial Hospital
  • Boston University School of Medicine
  • University Hospital
  • Universidade de Santiago de Compostela
  • Medway Maritime Hospital
  • University of Michigan Medical School
  • West Virginia University
  • University Transilvania of Brasov
  • Loma Linda University School of Medicine
  • San Filippo Neri Hospital
  • Tianjin Medical University
  • Jagiellonian University Medical College
  • Tbilisi State Medical University
  • University of Catania
  • Addenbrooke's Hospital
  • Ovidius University of Constanta
  • Hannover Medical School
  • Vital Care, Inc
  • Stanford University
  • University of Campinas
  • Cardiology Department
  • Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
  • University of New Mexico
  • Hospital Juan Canalejo
  • Faculty of Medicine
  • Federal University of Juiz de Fora
  • Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham
  • CIBER Enfermedades Respiratorias
  • Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
  • Ruhr-Universität Bochum
  • Inje University College of Medicine
  • UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital
  • Global Alliance for Infections in Surgery
  • School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia
  • St. Louis College of Pharmacy
  • University of Belgrade
  • Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University
  • Helsinki University Central Hospital
  • Universidad Nacional de Asunción
  • BDS Post-Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences
  • Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis
  • Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine
  • Emergency Psychiatry
  • University of Florida College of Medicine
  • Universidad del Valle, Cali
  • Bolzano Central Hospital
  • National Institute for Infectious Diseases “L. Spallanzani” IRCCS
  • Coimbra University Hospital
  • Anadolu Medical Center
  • General Hospital Jesenice
  • Medical University of Plovdiv
  • Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A Gemelli IRCCS
  • Tan Tock Seng Hospital
  • Italian National Institute of Health
  • Pontchaillou University Hospital
  • St Anne's University Hospital
  • Charles University and General University Hospital in Prague
  • S. Orsola-Malpighi University Hospital
  • University of Brescia
  • Parma Maggiore Hospital

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Abstract

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.

Original languageEnglish
Article number8
JournalWorld Journal of Emergency Surgery
Volume14
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 28 Feb 2019

Keywords

  • Antimicrobial stewardship
  • Antimicrobial treatment
  • Clostridioides difficile infection
  • Clostridium difficile infection
  • Fecal microbiota transplantation
  • Infection control
  • Pseudomembranous colitis

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