510. First Environmental Investigation of Toxigenic Clostridium difficile Strains in Texas Hospitals
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DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofy210.519
Abstract: Abstract Background Clostridium difficile is the most common cause of infectious diarrhea in hospitalized patients in the developed world and an emerging pathogen in developing countries due to increased use of broad-spectrum antibiotics worldwide. Spores… read more here.
Keywords: clostridium difficile; difficile; texas hospitals; toxigenic difficile ... See more keywords
Towards Development of a Non-Toxigenic Clostridioides difficile Oral Spore Vaccine against Toxigenic C. difficile
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DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics14051086
Abstract: Clostridioides difficile is an opportunistic gut pathogen which causes severe colitis, leading to significant morbidity and mortality due to its toxins, TcdA and TcdB. Two intra-muscular toxoid vaccines entered Phase III trials and strongly induced… read more here.
Keywords: clostridioides difficile; non toxigenic; difficile; towards development ... See more keywords