Binary Toxin and Death after Clostridium difficile Infection

Binary Toxin and Death after Clostridium difficile Infection

We compared 30-day case-fatality rates for patients infected with Clostridium difficile possessing genes for toxins A and B without binary toxin (n = 212) with rates for patients infected with C. difficile possessing genes for A, B, and binary toxin. The latter group comprised patients infected with...

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Main Authors: Sabrina Bacci, Kåre Mølbak, Marianne K. Kjeldsen, Katharina E.P. Olsen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2011-06-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Clostridium difficile
bacteria
mortality
binary toxin
Denmark
Europe
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/17/6/10-1483_article

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