627. Differences in C. difficile Toxin A Binding in Humans: Adults vs. Infants

BACKGROUND: Children less than 1 year of age are commonly colonized with toxin-producing C. difficile, but appear to be immune to the associated colitis. Animal studies suggest that young infants lack receptors for C. difficile toxin, though this has never been documented in humans. METHODS: Tissue...

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Autores principales: Goldman, David, Elshazly, Ahmed, Dadachova, Ekaterina, Ewart, Michelle
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6255571/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofy210.634

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6255571/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofy210.634

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