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Diverse bacterial species contribute to antibiotic-associated diarrhoea and gastrointestinal damage.
The Journal of infection - 1 Nov 2018
Larcombe Sarah, Hutton Melanie L, Riley Thomas V, Abud Helen E, Lyras Dena
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: Antibiotic-associated diarrhoea (AAD) caused by C. difficile is one of the most common nosocomial infections, however, little is known about infections related to antimicrobial use for pathogens other than C. difficile. We therefore aimed to provide insight into other bacterial causes of AAD, and how infection with these pathogens causes damage in the dysbiotic gut. METHODS: Clinical isolates from C....
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