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The Role of Toll-Like Receptor-2 in Clostridioides difficile Infection: Evidence From a Mouse Model and Clinical Patients.
Frontiers in immunology - 1 Jan 2021
Lai Yi-Hsin, Tsai Bo-Yang, Hsu Chih-Yu, Chen Yi-Hsuan, Chou Po-Han, Chen Yueh-Lin, Liu Hsiao-Chieh, Ko Wen-Chien, Tsai Pei-Jane, Hung Yuan-Pin
Abstract excerpt
Background: Clostridioides difficile is the leading cause of nosocomial infectious diarrhea. Toll-like receptors (TLRs) are the major components of innate immunity that sense pathogens. The relationship between TLRs and C. difficile infection (CDI) was analyzed in clinical patients and a mouse model. Materials and Methods: A prospective investigation was conducted in medical wards of Tainan Hospital, Ministry of...
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