Small Molecules Take A Big Step Against Clostridium difficile

Trends in Microbiology

Volumn 23, Issue 12, 2015, Pages 746-748

  Beilhartz, Greg L ^a   Tam, John ^a   Melnyk, Roman A ^a,b  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Clostridium difficile; Ebselen; Inhibitor; Small molecule; TcdB

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BACTERIAL VACCINE; BEZLOTOXUMAB; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE TOXIN A; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE TOXIN B; EBSELEN; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; TOXOID VACCINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIAL SURVIVAL; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE INFECTION; DIARRHEA; HUMAN; MICROBIOME; NONHUMAN; PEPTOCLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; PHASE 3 CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMEMBRANOUS COLITIS; SHORT SURVEY; TOXIC MEGACOLON; ANIMAL; CLOSTRIDIUM INFECTIONS; DRUG EFFECTS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; VIRULENCE;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CLOSTRIDIUM INFECTIONS; VIRULENCE;

EID: 84961773547     PISSN: 0966842X     EISSN: 18784380     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tim.2015.10.009     Document Type: Short Survey

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