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SUBMITTER: Padua D
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5979265 | biostudies-literature | 2016
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Padua David D Pothoulakis Charalabos C
Expert review of gastroenterology & hepatology 20151207 2
Clostridium difficile is being recognized as a growing threat to many health-care systems. Epidemiology data shows that infection rates are soaring and the disease burden is increasing. Despite the efficacy of standard treatments, it is becoming evident that novel therapeutics will be required to tackle this disease. These new treatments aim to enhance the intestinal microbial barrier, activate the immune system and neutralize the toxins that mediate this disease. Many of these therapies are sti ...[more]