Agent-based model of fecal microbial transplant effect on bile acid metabolism on suppressing clostridium difficile infection: An example of agent-based modeling of intestinal bacterial infection

Journal of Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 493-507

  Peer, Xavier ^a   An, Gary ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Agent based model; Agent based modeling; Bile acids; Clostridium difficile; Computational biology; Fecal microbial transplant; Mathematical model; Mathematical modeling; Nosocomial infection; Probiotics; Systems biology

Indexed keywords

BILE ACID; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

AGENT BASED MODEL; ARTICLE; BILE ACID METABOLISM; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE INFECTION; COMPUTER MODEL; FECAL MICROBIAL TRANSPLANT; GASTROENTEROLOGICAL PROCEDURE; GASTROINTESTINAL INFECTION; INTESTINE FLORA; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PATHOGENESIS; SIMULATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; ENTEROCOLITIS, PSEUDOMEMBRANOUS; FECES; HUMAN; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PEPTOCLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; TRANSPLANTATION;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BILE ACIDS AND SALTS; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; ENTEROCOLITIS, PSEUDOMEMBRANOUS; FECES; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; TRANSPLANTATION;

EID: 84910015923     PISSN: 1567567X     EISSN: 15738744     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10928-014-9381-1     Document Type: Article

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