Open Access<p>Intestinal Microbiota in Elderly Inpatients with <em>Clostridioides difficile</em> Infection</p>
Author(s) -
Bahareh Vakili,
Abolfazl Fateh,
Hamid Asadzadeh Aghdaei,
Fattah Sotoodehnejadnematalahi,
Seyed Davar Siadat
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
infection and drug resistance
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.033
H-Index - 39
ISSN - 1178-6973
DOI - 10.2147/idr.s262019
Subject(s) - akkermansia muciniphila , microbiology and biotechnology , faecalibacterium prausnitzii , population , feces , biology , lactobacillus , bifidobacterium , akkermansia , enterobacter , medicine , gut flora , bacteria , immunology , escherichia coli , biochemistry , genetics , environmental health , gene
The incidence of Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) has been reported as 10-fold higher among the elderly population than in young adults. The aim of this study was to compare the targeted bacteria population in the fecal microbiota in two groups of hospitalized elderly, categorized according to CDI and non-CDI.