| Literature DB >> 33326565 |
Colleen M Pike1, Casey M Theriot1.
Abstract
Clostridioides difficile is an urgent antimicrobial-resistant bacterium, causing mild to moderate and sometimes life-threatening disease. Commensal gut microbes are critical for providing colonization resistance against C difficile and can be leveraged as non-antibiotic alternative therapeutics for the prevention and treatment of C difficile infection.Entities:
Keywords: Clostridioides difficile; bacteria; bile acids; microbiota; short-chain fatty acids
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Year: 2021 PMID: 33326565 PMCID: PMC8206795 DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiaa408
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Infect Dis ISSN: 0022-1899 Impact factor: 5.226