| Literature DB >> 21293502 |
Dale N Gerding1, Stuart Johnson.
Abstract
Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) publications have advanced in 2010 at a pace paralleling the increased frequency and severity of clinical infection. Both toxins A and B are essential virulence factors, pcr diagnostic testing is rapid, sensitive and specific, and recurrent CDI can be prevented using monoclonal antibodies to toxins A and B.Entities:
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Year: 2011 PMID: 21293502 DOI: 10.1038/nrgastro.2010.215
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Nat Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol ISSN: 1759-5045 Impact factor: 46.802