Abstract:
:Clostridium difficile is now established as a major nosocomial pathogen. C. difficile infection is seen almost exclusively as a complication of antibiotic therapy, and is particularly associated with clindamycin and third-generation cephalosporins. Depletion of the indigenous gut microflora by antibiotic therapy has long been established as a major factor in the disease. However, the direct influence of antimicrobials upon virulence mechanisms such as toxin production and adhesion in the bowel, and the exact mechanisms by which the organism causes disease remain to be elucidated.
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Microbes Infectjournal_title
Microbes and infectionauthors
Freeman J,Wilcox MHdoi
10.1016/s1286-4579(99)80054-9subject
Has Abstractpub_date
1999-04-01 00:00:00pages
377-84issue
5eissn
1286-4579issn
1769-714Xpii
S1286-4579(99)80054-9journal_volume
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