Effects of β-Lactam Antibiotics and Fluoroquinolones on Human Gut Microbiota in Relation to Clostridium difficile Associated Diarrhea

Clostridium difficile infections are an emerging health problem in the modern hospital environment. Severe alterations of the gut microbiome with loss of resistance to colonization against C. difficile are thought to be the major trigger, but there is no clear concept of how C. difficile infection...

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Main Authors: Knecht, Henrik, Neulinger, Sven C., Heinsen, Femke Anouska, Knecht, Carolin, Schilhabel, Anke, Schmitz, Ruth A., Zimmermann, Alexandra, dos Santos, Vitor Martins, Ferrer, Manuel, Rosenstiel, Philip C., Schreiber, Stefan, Friedrichs, Anette K., Ott, Stephan J.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2014
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3938479/