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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...

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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.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 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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