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Association Between Appendectomy and Clostridium difficile Infection
BACKGROUND: Recent theory proposes that the appendix functions as a reservoir for commensal bacteria, and serves to re-inoculate the colon with normal flora in the event of pathogen exposure or purging of intestinal flora. If true, we reasoned that flora from a normal appendix could provide protecti...
Autores principales: | Merchant, Rashida, Mower, William R., Ourian, Ariel, Abrahamian, Fredrick M., Moran, Gregory J., Krishnadasan, Anusha, Talan, David A. |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Elmer Press
2012
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3279496/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22383922 http://dx.doi.org/10.4021/jocmr770w |
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