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Prevalence and antimicrobial resistance pattern of Clostridium difficile among hospitalized diarrheal patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis

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  • Tebelay Dilnessa
  • Alem Getaneh
  • Workagegnehu Hailu
  • Feleke Moges
  • Baye Gelaw

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Background: Clostridium difficile is the leading cause of infectious diarrhea that develops in patients after hospitalization during antibiotic administration. It has also become a big issue in community-acquired diarrhea. The emergence of hypervirulent strains of C. difficile poses a major problem in hospital-associated diarrhea outbreaks and it is difficult to treat. The antimicrobial resistance in C. difficile has worsened due to the inappropriate use of broad-spectrum antibiotics including cephalosporins, clindamycin, tetracycline, and fluoroquinolones together with the emergence of hypervirulent strains. Objective: To estimate the pooled prevalence and antimicrobial resistance pattern of C. difficile derived from hospitalized diarrheal patients, a systematic review and meta-analysis was performed. Methods: Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guideline was followed to review published studies conducted. We searched bibliographic databases from PubMed, Scopus, Google Scholar, and Cochrane Library for studies on the prevalence and antimicrobial susceptibility testing on C. difficile. The weighted pooled prevalence and resistance for each antimicrobial agent was calculated using a random-effects model. A funnel plot and Egger’s regression test were used to see publication bias. Results: A total of 15 studies were included. Ten articles for prevalence study and 5 additional studies for antimicrobial susceptibility testing of C. difficile were included. A total of 1967/7852 (25%) C. difficile were isolated from 10 included studies for prevalence study. The overall weighted pooled proportion (WPP) of C. difficile was 30% (95% CI: 10.0–49.0; p

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  • Tebelay Dilnessa & Alem Getaneh & Workagegnehu Hailu & Feleke Moges & Baye Gelaw, 2022. "Prevalence and antimicrobial resistance pattern of Clostridium difficile among hospitalized diarrheal patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 17(1), pages 1-19, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0262597
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0262597
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    1. Nienke Z Borren & Shadi Ghadermarzi & Susan Hutfless & Ashwin N Ananthakrishnan, 2017. "The emergence of Clostridium difficile infection in Asia: A systematic review and meta-analysis of incidence and impact," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 12(5), pages 1-16, May.
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