Clostridium difficile modulates host innate immunity via toxin-independent and dependent mechanism(s).

Clostridium difficile modulates host innate immunity via toxin-independent and dependent mechanism(s).

Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) is the leading cause of hospital and community-acquired antibiotic-associated diarrhoea and currently represents a significant health burden. Although the role and contribution of C. difficile toxins to disease pathogenesis is being increasingly understood, at p...

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Main Authors: Nazila V Jafari, Sarah A Kuehne, Clare E Bryant, Mamoun Elawad, Brendan W Wren, Nigel P Minton, Elaine Allan, Mona Bajaj-Elliott
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3726775?pdf=render

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