Publication Date:
2013-08-28
Description:
Clostridium difficile is the leading cause of antibiotic-associated diarrhea in hospitals worldwide, due to hypervirulent epidemic strains with the ability to produce increased quantities of the large toxins TcdA and TcdB. Unfortunately, accurate quantification of TcdA and TcdB from different toxinotypes using small samples has not yet been reported. In the present study, we quantify C. difficile toxins in
Print ISSN:
2090-2166
Electronic ISSN:
2090-2174
Topics:
Biology
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Chemistry and Pharmacology
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