Clostridioides difficile Colonization Is Differentially Associated With Gut Microbiome Profiles by Infant Feeding Modality at 3–4 Months of Age

Clostridioides difficile Colonization Is Differentially Associated With Gut Microbiome Profiles by Infant Feeding Modality at 3–4 Months of Age

Colonization with Clostridioides difficile occurs in up to half of infants under the age of 3 months, is strongly influenced by feeding modality and is largely asymptomatic. In spite of this, C. difficile's presence has been associated with susceptibility to chronic disease later in childhood,...

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Main Authors: Kelsea M. Drall, Hein M. Tun, Nadia P. Morales-Lizcano, Theodore B. Konya, David S. Guttman, Catherine J. Field, Rupasri Mandal, David S. Wishart, Allan B. Becker, Meghan B. Azad, Diana L. Lefebvre, Piush J. Mandhane, Theo J. Moraes, Malcolm R. Sears, Stuart E. Turvey, Padmaja Subbarao, James A. Scott, Anita L. Kozyrskyj
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Immunology
Subjects:
Clostridioides difficile
sIgA
SCFA
infant feeding
microbiome
gut microbiota
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fimmu.2019.02866/full

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