Prevalence and pathogenicity of binary toxin–positive Clostridium difficile strains that do not produce toxins A and B

Prevalence and pathogenicity of binary toxin–positive Clostridium difficile strains that do not produce toxins A and B

Clostridium difficile causes antibiotic-associated diarrhoea and pseudomembranous colitis. The main virulence factors of C. difficile are the toxins A (TcdA) and B (TcdB). A third toxin, called binary toxin (CDT), can be detected in 17% to 23% of strains, but its role in human disease has not been c...

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Main Authors: Eckert, C., Emirian, A., Le Monnier, A., Cathala, L., De Montclos, H., Goret, J., Berger, P., Petit, A., De Chevigny, A., Jean-Pierre, H., Nebbad, B., Camiade, S., Meckenstock, R., Lalande, V., Marchandin, H., Barbut, F.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2014
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4337936/

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