Class information for:
Level 2: CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE//CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE INFECTION//PSEUDOMEMBRANOUS COLITIS

Basic class information

Class id #P Avg. number of
references
Database coverage
of references
1569 7334 34.7 78%



Bar chart of Publication_year

Last years might be incomplete

Hierarchy of classes

The table includes all classes above and classes immediately below the current class.



Cluster id Level Cluster label #P
7 4 INFECTIOUS DISEASES//MICROBIOLOGY//VIROLOGY 1353914
423 3       CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE//ANTHRAX//CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS 28266
1569 2             CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE//CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE INFECTION//PSEUDOMEMBRANOUS COLITIS 7334
21 1                   CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE//CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE INFECTION//PSEUDOMEMBRANOUS COLITIS 5216
11014 1                   ADP RIBOSYLTRANSFERASE//ADP RIBOSYLATION//MONO ADP RIBOSYLATION 1015
14815 1                   CLOSTRIDIUM SORDELLII//TOXIN A//CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE TOXIN A 749
25651 1                   ERGOTISM//IATROGENIC ERGOTISM//ERGOTAMINE 276
36569 1                   ANTIBIOTIC ASSOCIATED HEMORRHAGIC COLITIS//NONPSEUDOMEMBRANOUS COLITIS//ANTIBIOTIC ASSOCIATED AND HAEMORRHAGIC COLITIS 78

Terms with highest relevance score



rank Term termType Chi square Shr. of publ. in
class containing
term
Class's shr. of
term's tot. occurrences
#P with term
in class
1 CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE authKW 5426755 22% 79% 1649
2 CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE INFECTION authKW 913473 3% 87% 251
3 PSEUDOMEMBRANOUS COLITIS authKW 475238 2% 76% 150
4 C DIFFICILE authKW 315736 1% 78% 97
5 FECAL MICROBIOTA TRANSPLANTATION authKW 260275 1% 72% 87
6 TOXIN A authKW 236734 1% 89% 64
7 FIDAXOMICIN authKW 217043 1% 95% 55
8 ANTIBIOTIC ASSOCIATED DIARRHEA authKW 144833 1% 55% 63
9 TOXIN B authKW 142813 1% 76% 45
10 ADP RIBOSYLTRANSFERASE authKW 133123 1% 57% 56

Web of Science journal categories



Rank Term Chi square Shr. of publ. in
class containing
term
Class's shr. of
term's tot. occurrences
#P with term
in class
1 Infectious Diseases 52400 25% 1% 1868
2 Microbiology 43341 33% 0% 2387
3 Gastroenterology & Hepatology 7680 10% 0% 766
4 Immunology 4457 13% 0% 981
5 Medicine, General & Internal 1251 8% 0% 563
6 Pharmacology & Pharmacy 799 9% 0% 640
7 Public, Environmental & Occupational Health 624 5% 0% 380
8 Biochemistry & Molecular Biology 419 11% 0% 816
9 Veterinary Sciences 151 3% 0% 201
10 Surgery 140 5% 0% 350

Address terms



Rank Term Chi square Shr. of publ. in
class containing
term
Class's shr. of
term's tot. occurrences
#P with
term in
class
1 REFERENCE CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE 129481 0% 94% 33
2 OLD MED 81280 1% 31% 63
3 ANAEROBE REFERENCE UNIT 47835 0% 50% 23
4 EXPT KLIN PHARMAKOL TOXIKOL 47510 1% 18% 62
5 MED OLDER PERSON 42923 0% 74% 14
6 EA 4043 38781 0% 55% 17
7 CLOSTRIDIA GRP 30819 0% 44% 17
8 PATHOGENESE BACTERIES ANAEROBIES 27523 0% 44% 15
9 ANAEROBE REFERENCE 25197 0% 25% 24
10 INFECT DIS 23073 9% 1% 664

Journals



Rank Term Chi square Shr. of publ. in
class containing
term
Class's shr. of
term's tot. occurrences
#P with
term in
class
1 ANAEROBE 86079 2% 11% 181
2 INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY 31583 3% 4% 191
3 JOURNAL OF MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY 25244 3% 3% 189
4 JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY 15788 4% 1% 321
5 JOURNAL OF HOSPITAL INFECTION 13081 2% 3% 119
6 CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES 12425 3% 2% 198
7 AMERICAN JOURNAL OF INFECTION CONTROL 7585 1% 2% 83
8 EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY & INFECTIOUS DISEASES 6591 1% 2% 101
9 INFECTION AND IMMUNITY 6457 3% 1% 208
10 CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY AND INFECTION 5948 1% 2% 77

Author Key Words



Rank Term Chi square Shr. of publ. in
class containing
term
Class's shr. of
term's tot. occurrences
#P with term
in class
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1 CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE 5426755 22% 79% 1649 Search CLOSTRIDIUM+DIFFICILE Search CLOSTRIDIUM+DIFFICILE
2 CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE INFECTION 913473 3% 87% 251 Search CLOSTRIDIUM+DIFFICILE+INFECTION Search CLOSTRIDIUM+DIFFICILE+INFECTION
3 PSEUDOMEMBRANOUS COLITIS 475238 2% 76% 150 Search PSEUDOMEMBRANOUS+COLITIS Search PSEUDOMEMBRANOUS+COLITIS
4 C DIFFICILE 315736 1% 78% 97 Search C+DIFFICILE Search C+DIFFICILE
5 FECAL MICROBIOTA TRANSPLANTATION 260275 1% 72% 87 Search FECAL+MICROBIOTA+TRANSPLANTATION Search FECAL+MICROBIOTA+TRANSPLANTATION
6 TOXIN A 236734 1% 89% 64 Search TOXIN+A Search TOXIN+A
7 FIDAXOMICIN 217043 1% 95% 55 Search FIDAXOMICIN Search FIDAXOMICIN
8 ANTIBIOTIC ASSOCIATED DIARRHEA 144833 1% 55% 63 Search ANTIBIOTIC+ASSOCIATED+DIARRHEA Search ANTIBIOTIC+ASSOCIATED+DIARRHEA
9 TOXIN B 142813 1% 76% 45 Search TOXIN+B Search TOXIN+B
10 ADP RIBOSYLTRANSFERASE 133123 1% 57% 56 Search ADP+RIBOSYLTRANSFERASE Search ADP+RIBOSYLTRANSFERASE

Core articles

The table includes core articles in the class. The following variables is taken into account for the relevance score of an article in a cluster c:
(1) Number of references referring to publications in the class.
(2) Share of total number of active references referring to publications in the class.
(3) Age of the article. New articles get higher score than old articles.
(4) Citation rate, normalized to year.



Rank Reference # ref. in
cl.
Shr. of ref. in
cl.
Citations
1 COHEN, SH , GERDING, DN , JOHNSON, S , KELLY, CP , LOO, VG , MCDONALD, LC , PEPIN, J , WILCOX, MH , (2010) CLINICAL PRACTICE GUIDELINES FOR CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE INFECTION IN ADULTS: 2010 UPDATE BY THE SOCIETY FOR HEALTHCARE EPIDEMIOLOGY OF AMERICA (SHEA) AND THE INFECTIOUS DISEASES SOCIETY OF AMERICA (IDSA).INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY. VOL. 31. ISSUE 5. P. 431 -455 174 93% 1131
2 SURAWICZ, CM , BRANDT, LJ , BINION, DG , ANANTHAKRISHNAN, AN , CURRY, SR , GILLIGAN, PH , MCFARLAND, LV , MELLOW, M , ZUCKERBRAUN, BS , (2013) GUIDELINES FOR DIAGNOSIS, TREATMENT, AND PREVENTION OF CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE INFECTIONS.AMERICAN JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY. VOL. 108. ISSUE 4. P. 478 -498 197 91% 284
3 DEBAST, SB , BAUER, MP , KUIJPER, EJ , (2014) EUROPEAN SOCIETY OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES: UPDATE OF THE TREATMENT GUIDANCE DOCUMENT FOR CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE INFECTION.CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY AND INFECTION. VOL. 20. ISSUE . P. 1-26 142 93% 179
4 SMITS, WK , LYRAS, D , LACY, DB , WILCOX, MH , KUIJPER, EJ , (2016) CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE INFECTION.NATURE REVIEWS DISEASE PRIMERS. VOL. 2. ISSUE . P. - 201 87% 6
5 BURNHAM, CAD , CARROLL, KC , (2013) DIAGNOSIS OF CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE INFECTION: AN ONGOING CONUNDRUM FOR CLINICIANS AND FOR CLINICAL LABORATORIES.CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY REVIEWS. VOL. 26. ISSUE 3. P. 604-630 211 90% 65
6 FREEMAN, J , BAUER, MP , BAINES, SD , CORVER, J , FAWLEY, WN , GOORHUIS, B , KUIJPER, EJ , WILCOX, MH , (2010) THE CHANGING EPIDEMIOLOGY OF CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE INFECTIONS.CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY REVIEWS. VOL. 23. ISSUE 3. P. 529-+ 149 94% 327
7 STANLEY, JD , BARTLETT, JG , DART, BW , ASHCRAFT, J , (2013) CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE INFECTION.CURRENT PROBLEMS IN SURGERY. VOL. 50. ISSUE 7. P. 302-337 193 97% 13
8 KORMAN, TM , (2015) DIAGNOSIS AND MANAGEMENT OF CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE INFECTION.SEMINARS IN RESPIRATORY AND CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE. VOL. 36. ISSUE 1. P. 31 -43 173 96% 5
9 HUNT, JJ , BALLARD, JD , (2013) VARIATIONS IN VIRULENCE AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AMONG EMERGING STRAINS OF CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE.MICROBIOLOGY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY REVIEWS. VOL. 77. ISSUE 4. P. 567-581 169 98% 22
10 PANT, C , DESHPANDE, A , ALTAF, MA , MINOCHA, A , SFERRA, TJ , (2013) CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE INFECTION IN CHILDREN: A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW.CURRENT MEDICAL RESEARCH AND OPINION. VOL. 29. ISSUE 8. P. 967-984 207 83% 10

Classes with closest relation at Level 2



Rank Class id link
1 2706 CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS//NECROTIC ENTERITIS//EPSILON TOXIN
2 278 PROBIOTICS//MICROBIOTA//GUT MICROBIOTA
3 2205 LEMIERRES SYNDROME//FUSOBACTERIUM NECROPHORUM//BACTEROIDES FRAGILIS
4 1359 HAND HYGIENE//AMERICAN JOURNAL OF INFECTION CONTROL//NEEDLESTICK INJURIES
5 1686 ANTHRAX//BACILLUS ANTHRACIS//BACILLUS CEREUS
6 2762 CYCLIC ADP RIBOSE//ADP RIBOSYL CYCLASE//NAADP
7 3113 JOURNAL OF TRAVEL MEDICINE//HYDROTROPY//HYDROTROPES
8 1873 BOTULINUM NEUROTOXIN//CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM//BOTULISM
9 1670 ANTIMICROBIAL STEWARDSHIP//ANTIBIOTIC USE//ANTIBIOTIC STEWARDSHIP
10 3597 COLLAGENOUS COLITIS//MICROSCOPIC COLITIS//LYMPHOCYTIC COLITIS

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