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Elevated lactoferrin is associated with moderate to severe Clostridium difficile disease, stool toxin, and 027 infection

We evaluated blood and fecal biomarkers as indicators of severity in symptomatic patients with confirmed Clostridium difficile infection (CDI). Recruitment included patients with CDI based on clinical symptoms and supporting laboratory findings. Disease severity was defined by physician’s assessment...

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Autores principales: Boone, J. H., DiPersio, J. R., Tan, M. J., Salstrom, S.-J., Wickham, K. N., Carman, R. J., Totty, H. R., Albert, R. E., Lyerly, D. M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3825630/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23771554
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10096-013-1905-x