Virulence of Clostridium difficile toxin A negative strains [2]

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 81-

  Wilcox, M H ^a   Fawley, W N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE TOXIN A; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE TOXIN B; CYTOTOXIN;

BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CANADA; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; ENDOSCOPY; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; LETTER; METHODOLOGY; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; PSEUDOMEMBRANOUS COLITIS; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; SYMPTOM;

EID: 0034941389     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jhin.2000.0917     Document Type: Editorial

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