CD4+ T Cells Specific for C. difficile Toxins are a Marker of Patients with Active Relapsing Disease

BACKGROUND: The bacterial pathogen Clostridium difficile is the leading cause of nosocomial infectious diarrhea. Although C. difficile infection (CDI) can be treated with antibiotics, approximately 25% of patients relapse after treatment. The pathogenicity of CDI requires the activities of its toxin...

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Autores principales: Cook, Laura, Wong, May, Rees, William, Lau, Torey, Levings, Megan, Steiner, Theodore
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5630914/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofx163.948

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5630914/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofx163.948

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