Loss of Microbiota-Mediated Colonization Resistance to Clostridium difficile Infection With Oral Vancomycin Compared With Metronidazole

Antibiotic administration disrupts the intestinal microbiota, increasing susceptibility to pathogens such as Clostridium difficile. Metronidazole or oral vancomycin can cure C. difficile infection, and administration of these agents to prevent C. difficile infection in high-risk patients, although n...

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Publié dans:J Infect Dis
Auteurs principaux: Lewis, Brittany B., Buffie, Charlie G., Carter, Rebecca A., Leiner, Ingrid, Toussaint, Nora C., Miller, Liza C., Gobourne, Asia, Ling, Lilan, Pamer, Eric G.
Format: Artigo
Langue:Inglês
Publié: Oxford University Press 2015
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Major Articles and Brief Reports
Accès en ligne:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4621244/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25920320
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1093/infdis/jiv256
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