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Defining the Vulnerable Period for Re-Establishment of Clostridium difficile Colonization after Treatment of C. difficile Infection with Oral Vancomycin or Metronidazole
BACKGROUND: Clostridium difficile is an anaerobic, spore-forming bacterium that is the most common cause of healthcare-associated diarrhea in developed countries. A significant proportion of patients receiving oral vancomycin or metronidazole for treatment of Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) de...
Autores principales: | Abujamel, Turki, Cadnum, Jennifer L., Jury, Lucy A., Sunkesula, Venkata C. K., Kundrapu, Sirisha, Jump, Robin L., Stintzi, Alain C., Donskey, Curtis J. |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2013
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3788714/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24098459 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0076269 |
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