Sartelli, MassimoMalangoni, Mark A.Abu-Zidan, Fikri M.Griffiths, Ewen A.Di Bella, StefanoMcFarland, Lynne V.Eltringham, IanShelat, Vishal G.Velmahos, GeorgeKelly, CiaranKhanna, SahilAbdelsattar, Zaid M.Alrahmani, LayanAnsaloni, LucaAugustin, GoranBala, MikloshBarbut, FrédéricBen-Ishay, OffirBhangu, AneelBiffl, Walter L.Brecher, Stephen M.Camacho-Ortiz, AdriánCaínzos, Miguel A.Canterbury, Laura A.Catena, FaustoChan, ShirleyCherry-Bukowiec, Jill R.Clanton, JesseCoccolini, FedericoCocuz, Maria ElenaCoimbra, RaulCook, CharlesCui, YunfengCzepiel, JacekDas, KorayDemetrashvili, ZazaDi Carlo, IsidoroDi Saverio, SalomoneDumitru, Irina MagdalenaEckert, CatherineEckmann, ChristianEiland, Edward H.Enani, Mushira AbdulazizFaro, MarioFerrada, PaulaForrester, Joseph DerekFraga, Gustavo P.Frossard, Jean LouisGaleiras, RitaGhnnam, WagihGomes, Carlos AugustoGorrepati, VenkataAhmed, Mohamed HassanHerzog, TorstenHumphrey, FeliciaKim, Jae IlIsik, ArdaIvatury, RaoLee, Yeong YehJuang, PaulFuruya-Kanamori, LuisKaramarkovic, AleksandarKim, Peter KKluger, YoramKo, Wen ChienLaBarbera, Francis D.Lee, Jae GilLeppaniemi, AriLohsiriwat, VarutMarwah, SanjayMazuski, John E.Metan, GokhanMoore, Ernest E.Moore, Frederick AlanNord, Carl ErikOrdoñez, Carlos A.Júnior, Gerson Alves PereiraPetrosillo, NicolaPortela, FranciscoPuri, Basant K.Ray, ArnabRaza, MansoorRems, MiranSakakushev, Boris E.Sganga, GabrieleSpigaglia, PatriziaStewart, David B.Tattevin, PierreTimsit, Jean FrancoisTo, Kathleen B.Tranà, CristianUhl, WaldemarUrbánek, Liborvan Goor, HarryVassallo, AngelaZahar, Jean RalphCaproli, EmanueleViale, Pierluigi2015-09-012015Sartelli, M., M. A. Malangoni, F. M. Abu-Zidan, E. A. Griffiths, S. Di Bella, L. V. McFarland, I. Eltringham, et al. 2015. “WSES guidelines for management of Clostridium difficile infection in surgical patients.” World Journal of Emergency Surgery : WJES 10 (1): 38. doi:10.1186/s13017-015-0033-6. http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13017-015-0033-6.1749-7922http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.InstRepos:21462283In the last two decades there have been dramatic changes in the epidemiology of Clostridium difficile infection (CDI), with increases in incidence and severity of disease in many countries worldwide. The incidence of CDI has also increased in surgical patients. Optimization of management of C difficile, has therefore become increasingly urgent. An international multidisciplinary panel of experts prepared evidenced-based World Society of Emergency Surgery (WSES) guidelines for management of CDI in surgical patients.en-USJournal Article2015-09-0110.1186/s13017-015-0033-6