Fecal host biomarkers predicting severity of Clostridioides difficile infection

Fecal host biomarkers predicting severity of Clostridioides difficile infection

Clostridioides difficile is a major cause of health care–associated diarrhea. Severity ranges from mild to life-threatening, but this variability remains poorly understood. Microbiologic diagnosis of C. difficile infection (CDI) is straightforward but offers little insight into the patient’s prognos...

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Main Authors: Makan Golizeh, Kaitlin Winter, Lucie Roussel, Marija Landekic, Mélanie Langelier, Vivian G. Loo, Momar Ndao, Donald C. Vinh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Clinical investigation 2021-01-01
Series:JCI Insight
Subjects:
Infectious disease
Inflammation
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1172/jci.insight.142976

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https://doi.org/10.1172/jci.insight.142976

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