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An interleukin-4 polymorphism is associated with susceptibility to Clostridium difficile infection in patients with inflammatory bowel disease: results of a retrospective cohort study.
Surgery - 1 Oct 2014
Connelly Tara M, Koltun Walter A, Sangster William, Berg Arthur S, Hegarty John P, Harris Leonard, Deiling Susan, Stewart David B
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BACKGROUND: Clinical studies have suggested that patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are at greater risk for developing Clostridium difficile infection (CDI). The purpose of this study was to identify single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) associated with CDI among IBD patients. METHODS: This retrospective cohort study used our biobank to compare patients with IBD who developed CDI (IBD-CDI) with those...
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