Publications by authors named "Irene Hasibuan"
Front Microbiol
August 2018
Article Synopsis
- CDI (Clostridioides difficile infection) is a growing global health concern, leading to a range of symptoms from mild diarrhea to severe complications like toxic megacolon, with factors such as antibiotic use and microbiome composition influencing its development.
- A multi-center study across Germany, Ghana, Tanzania, and Indonesia revealed significant differences in CDI prevalence, with higher rates in symptomatic patients from Germany (24.0%) and Indonesia (14.7%), while lower rates were found in Ghana (4.5%) and Tanzania (6.4%).
- The study showed varying ribotype distributions and toxin production, with non-toxigenic strains prevalent in Africa (42.9-73.3%) and susceptibility to vancomycin and metron
