An in silico evaluation of treatment regimens for recurrent Clostridium difficile infection.

BACKGROUND:Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) is a significant nosocomial infection worldwide, that recurs in as many as 35% of infections. Risk of CDI recurrence varies by ribotype, which also vary in sporulation and germination rates. Whether sporulation/germination mediate risk of recurrence a...

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Main Authors: Natalia Blanco, Betsy Foxman, Anurag N Malani, Min Zhang, Seth Walk, Alexander H Rickard, Marisa C Eisenberg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5553947?pdf=render