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The pathogenicity of Clostridium difficile.
Clinical microbiology and infection : the official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases - 1 Aug 2001
Poxton I R, McCoubrey J, Blair G
Abstract excerpt
It is now well established that the major virulence factors of C. difficile are the two toxins A and B. However, the organism possesses an array of other putative virulence factors that may be important for localisation within the colon, and in evasion of the immune system. It has been observed that certain types of C. difficile are more commonly found causing disease than others, and this seems to be independent...
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