Clostridium difficile: The anaerobe that made the grade

被引：4

作者：

Brazier, Jon S. ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Wales Hosp, UK Anaerobe Reference Lab, Dept Microbiol, Cardiff CF4 4XW, S Glam, Wales

来源：

ANAEROBE | 2012年 / 18卷 / 02期

关键词：

Clostridium difficile; CLINDAMYCIN-ASSOCIATED COLITIS; TOXIN PRODUCTION; HAMSTERS;

D O I：

10.1016/j.anaerobe.2011.12.021

中图分类号：

Q93 [微生物学];

学科分类号：

071005 ; 100705 ;

摘要：

Unlike other anaerobic bacteria of clinical importance, Clostridium difficile has managed to enter into the realm of public awareness. Following the trail blazed by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), C. difficile has made the transition from being an obscure anaerobic bacterium, mainly of interest to specialist anaerobic microbiologists, to that of an infamous "superbug" responsible for outbreaks of hospital-acquired infection that commonly result in serious disease and death. This report picks out key moments, particularly in the UK, which tracked the rise in both the public and political awareness of this organism. (c) 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

引用

页码：197 / 199

页数：3

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