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Suppression of Clostridium Difficile by Normal Hamster Cecal Flora and Prevention of Antibiotic-associated Cecitis

Overview
Journal Infect Immun
Publisher American Society for Microbiology
Specialty Allergy & Immunology
Date 1981 Nov 1
PMID 7309245
Citations 36
Authors
K H WILSON
J Silva
F R Fekety
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Abstract

Administration of normal cecal homogenates decreased numbers of viable Clostridium difficile and prevented cecitis in antibiotic-challenged hamsters. Cecal anaerobes appeared to suppress C. difficile.

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