Toxin A negative/B positive C. difficile [2] (multiple letters)

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 331-332

  Webb, Kenneth H ^a   Brazier, J S ^b   Stubbs, S L ^b   Duerden, B I ^b  

^a BioStar Inc   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF WALES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOSTRIDIUM TOXIN; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BACTERIAL TOXIN; ENTEROTOXIN; TCDA PROTEIN, CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; TOXB PROTEIN, CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE;

ASSAY; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; LETTER; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENICITY; TOXIN ANALYSIS; BACTERIAL INFECTION; HUMAN; MICROBIOLOGY; NOTE; PREVALENCE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIAL TOXINS; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CLOSTRIDIUM INFECTIONS; ENTEROTOXINS; HUMANS; PREVALENCE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0033836492     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jhin.2000.0783     Document Type: Editorial

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