Diseases

Clostridium Infections

Infections with bacteria of the genus CLOSTRIDIUM and closely related CLOSTRIDIOIDES or reclassified members of Clostridium.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

Infections with bacteria of the genus CLOSTRIDIUM and closely related CLOSTRIDIOIDES or reclassified members of Clostridium.

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Synonyms

37 entry terms
  • Clostridioides sordellii Infection
  • Clostridium Infection
  • Infection, Clostridioides sordellii
  • Infection, Clostridium
  • Clostridial Infection
  • Clostridioides Infections
  • Clostridioides difficile Infection
  • Clostridioides perfringens Food Poisoning
  • Clostridioides perfringens Infections
  • Clostridium difficile Infection
  • Clostridium difficile Infections
  • Clostridium perfringens Food Poisoning
  • Clostridium perfringens Infections
  • Clostridium plagarum Food Poisoning
  • Clostridium plagarum Infections
  • Clostridium sordellii Infection
  • Clostridium sordellii Infections
  • Paeniclostridium sordellii Infections
  • Paraclostridium sordelli Infections
  • Clostridial Infections
  • Clostridioides Infection
  • Clostridioides difficile Infections
  • Clostridioides perfringens Infection
  • Clostridium perfringens Infection
  • Clostridium plagarum Infection
  • Infection, Clostridial
  • Infection, Clostridioides
  • Infection, Clostridioides difficile
  • Infection, Clostridioides perfringens
  • Infection, Clostridium difficile
  • Infection, Clostridium plagarum
  • Infection, Clostridium sordellii
  • Infection, Paeniclostridium sordellii
  • Infection, Paraclostridium sordelli
  • Paeniclostridium sordellii Infection
  • Paraclostridium sordelli Infection
  • difficile Infection, Clostridioides

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Aspects Covered

36 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, transmission, urine, veterinary, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

general or unspecified; prefer specifics

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History Note

68; HEMOGLOBINURIA, BACILLARY was heading 1968-81

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Previous Indexing

  • Clostridium (1966-1967)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Clostridium Infections. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D003015. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D003015
  2. Clostridium Infections. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18975529