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Antimicrobial Use, Human Gut Microbiota and Clostridium difficile Colonization and Infection

Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) is the most important cause of nosocomial diarrhea. Broad-spectrum antimicrobials have profound detrimental effects on the structure and diversity of the indigenous intestinal microbiota. These alterations often impair colonization resistance, allowing the estab...

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Autores principales: Vincent, Caroline, Manges, Amee R.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4790283/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27025623
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics4030230