Bacteriophage endolysins as a potential weapon to combat Clostridioides difficile infection

Clostridioides difficile is the leading cause of health-care-associated infection throughout the developed world and contributes significantly to patient morbidity and mortality. Typically, antibiotics are used for the primary treatment of C. difficile infections (CDIs), but they are not universally...

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Main Authors: Shakhinur Islam Mondal, Lorraine A. Draper, R Paul Ross, Colin Hill
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2020-11-01
Series:Gut Microbes
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/19490976.2020.1813533