coli are harmless, others produce Shiga toxin, which can cause bloody diarrhoea and lead ... coli isn’t the only germ ...

difficile toxin by enzyme immunoassay or cell cytotoxicity assay who had been treated with metronidazole or vancomycin for less than 24 hours were eligible for enrollment. Only patients with a ...

Purpose: Current and future treatment modalities for Clostridium difficile-associated disease (CDAD) are reviewed. Conclusion: CDAD is a major concern for health care systems and clinicians.

A group of gut bacteria successfully hindered recurrent Clostridium difficile infection in mice, offering alternative therapeutic strategies to antibiotics and fecal transplant. To investigate whether ...