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Growth Patterns of Clostridium difficile – Correlations with Strains, Binary Toxin and Disease Severity: A Prospective Cohort Study

A broad spectrum of symptoms has been associated with C. difficile infection (CDI). Several studies indicate that toxin-production correlates with growth rates of C. difficile. This study aimed to correlate growth rates of C. difficile with disease severity and strain characteristics. From 01/2003 t...

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Autores principales: Tschudin-Sutter, Sarah, Braissant, Olivier, Erb, Stefan, Stranden, Anne, Bonkat, Gernot, Frei, Reno, Widmer, Andreas F.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5012633/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27598309
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0161711