Binding and neutralization of C. difficile toxins A and B by purified clinoptilolite-tuff.

Clostridioides difficile (C. difficile) infection is a major public health problem worldwide. The current treatment of C. difficile-associated diarrhea relies on the use of antibacterial agents. However, recurrences are frequent. The main virulence factors of C. difficile are two secreted cytotoxic...

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Main Authors: Carmen Ranftler, Dietmar Nagl, Andreas Sparer, Andreas Röhrich, Michael Freissmuth, Ali El-Kasaby, Shahrooz Nasrollahi Shirazi, Florian Koban, Cornelius Tschegg, Stephane Nizet
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0252211