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Genomic and phenotypic diversity of Clostridium difficile during long-term sequential recurrences of infection.
International journal of medical microbiology : IJMM - 1 Apr 2018
Sachsenheimer F E, Yang I, Zimmermann O, Wrede C, Müller L V, Gunka K, Groß U, Suerbaum S
Abstract excerpt
Infection with the emerging pathogen Clostridioides (Clostridium) difficile might lead to colonization of the gastrointestinal tract of humans and mammals eventually resulting in antibiotic-associated diarrhea, which can be mild to possibly life-threatening. Recurrences after antibiotic treatment have been described in 15-30% of the cases and are either caused by the original (relapse) or by new strains...
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