Detection of a vacuolating cytotoxin in stools from children with diarrhea

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 101-166

  Luzzi, Ida ^a   Covacci, Antonello ^b   Censini, Stefano ^b   Pezzella, Cristina ^b   Crotti, Daniele ^b   Facchini, Massimo ^b   Giammanco, Anna ^b   Guglielmetti, Paolo ^b   Piersimoni, Claudio ^b   Bonamico, Margherita ^b   Mariani, Paolo ^b   Rappuoli, Rino ^b   Caprioli, Alfredo ^b  

^a ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYTOTOXIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CELL INFILTRATION; CELL VACUOLE; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CYTOTOXICITY; DIARRHEA; FECES ANALYSIS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MICROORGANISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 19244363285     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/clinids/23.1.101     Document Type: Article

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