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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2015-01-01
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Series: | New Microbes and New Infections |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2052297514000055 |