[Updated review of Clostridium difficile infection in elderly]

Cristina Bermejo Boixareu; Pablo Tutor-Ureta; Antonio Ramos Martínez

doi:10.1016/j.regg.2019.12.003

[Updated review of Clostridium difficile infection in elderly]

Rev Esp Geriatr Gerontol. 2020 Jul-Aug;55(4):225-235. doi: 10.1016/j.regg.2019.12.003. Epub 2020 May 16.

[Article in Spanish]

Authors

Cristina Bermejo Boixareu¹, Pablo Tutor-Ureta², Antonio Ramos Martínez²

Affiliations

¹ Servicio de Geriatría, Hospital Universitario Puerta de Hierro, Majadahonda, Madrid, España. Electronic address: cristina_bermejo@hotmail.com.
² Servicio de Medicina Interna, Hospital Universitario Puerta de Hierro, Majadahonda, Madrid, España.

PMID: 32423602
DOI: 10.1016/j.regg.2019.12.003

Abstract

Clostridium difficile infection is the most common cause of health care-associated diarrhoea, and its incidence increases with age. Clinical challenges, risk of resistance to treatment, risk of recurrence, and treatment responses are different in elderly. The aim of this review is to discuss the updated epidemiology, pathophysiology, diagnosis, and therapeutic management of C. difficile infection in elderly with the available data.

Keywords: Clostridium difficile; Colitis; Diarrea; Elderly; Faecal microbiota transplant; Paciente mayor; Trasplante microbiota intestinal.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Aged
Clostridium Infections* / diagnosis
Clostridium Infections* / epidemiology
Clostridium Infections* / physiopathology
Clostridium Infections* / therapy
Humans
Risk Factors