Publications by authors named "Angel Asensio Vegas"
Background: There is limited knowledge about risk factors for Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) and recurrent CDI in solid organ transplant (SOT) recipients.
Methods: A case-control study of CDI in SOT recipients compared with controls (SOT recipients who did not present CDI).
Results: Sixty-seven patients from 1089 SOT recipients (6.
Introduction And Objectives: The use of cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIEDs) has expanded in recent years. Infection related to these devices constitutes one of the main complications and is associated with high morbidity, mortality, and financial cost. The aim of this study was to construct a predictive risk score of acquiring CIED infection.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Clinical features of Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) cases diagnosed by detection of polymerase chain reaction (PCR), with negative toxin enzyme immunoassay results (EIA) have not been fully elucidated. The purpose of this study was to determine the magnitude of CDI patients who had negative EIA toxin determinations but positive PCR tests, and their differences in clinical presentation.
Methods: We performed a retrospective study comparing the clinical features of CDI cases detected by EIA (toxins A + B) with cases detected by PCR (toxin negative, PCR positive) over a 16-month period.
Article Synopsis
- Researchers studied patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) to find out why some got Clostridium difficile diarrhea (CCD) while others didn't.
- They found that many IBD patients who got CCD had recently used a medicine called proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) more often than those who didn't get CCD.
- Most patients with IBD and CCD were younger, got the infection from the community, and usually got better after treatment.
[Clostridium difficile enteritis].
Gastroenterol Hepatol
October 2011
Introduction: Clostridium difficile infection of the small intestine is infrequent.
Method: We present the first case of C. difficile enteritis (CDE) diagnosed in Spain and provide a review of the literature.