Active immunization of hamsters againstClostridium difficileinfection using surface-layer protein
Open Access
- 1 March 2008
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in FEMS Immunology & Medical Microbiology
- Vol. 52 (2) , 207-218
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1574-695x.2007.00363.x
Abstract
Clostridium difficile is the leading cause of infectious antibiotic-associated diarrhoea, particularly among the elderly. Its surface-layer protein (Keywords
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