Inhibition of selenoprotein synthesis is not the mechanism by which auranofin inhibits growth of Clostridioides difficile
Abstract Clostridioides difficile infections (CDIs) are responsible for a significant number of antibiotic-associated diarrheal cases. The standard-of-care antibiotics for C. difficile are limited to fidaxomicin and vancomycin, with the recently obsolete metronidazole recommended if both are unavail...
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| Language: | English |
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Nature Portfolio
2023-09-01
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| Series: | Scientific Reports |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-36796-9 |