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Reductions in intestinal Clostridiales precede the development of nosocomial Clostridium difficile infection
BACKGROUND: Antimicrobial use is thought to suppress the intestinal microbiota, thereby impairing colonization resistance and allowing Clostridium difficile to infect the gut. Additional risk factors such as proton-pump inhibitors may also alter the intestinal microbiota and predispose patients to C...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2013
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3971611/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24450844 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/2049-2618-1-18 |