Pathogenesis of Clostridium difficile and immune response in health and disease

Most patients colonized with <i>C. difficile</i> remain asymptomatic. When <i>C. difficile</i>-associated disease (CDAD) presents, it ranges from mild diarrhoea to severe diarrhoea that can lead to severe complications which can result in colectomy or even death. It is not cl...

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Main Author: Sánchez-Hurtado, Karla
Published: University of Edinburgh 2008
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.661558