Confocal laser endomicroscopy for in vivo diagnosis of Clostridium difficile associated colitis - a pilot study.

Confocal laser endomicroscopy for in vivo diagnosis of Clostridium difficile associated colitis - a pilot study.

Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) is one of the most dreaded causes of hospital-acquired diarrhea. Main objective was to investigate whether confocal laser endomicroscopy (CLE) has the capability for in vivo diagnosis of C. difficile associated histological changes. Second objective was to prove...

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Main Authors: Helmut Neumann, Claudia Günther, Michael Vieth, Martin Grauer, Nadine Wittkopf, Jonas Mudter, Christoph Becker, Christoph Schoerner, Raja Atreya, Markus F Neurath
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3602426?pdf=render

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