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Creator:: Hernández-Rocha, Cristian, Barra-Carrasco, Jonathan, Guzmán, Ana María, Paredes-Sabja, Daniel, Lezcano, Gabriel, Zoroquiaín, Pablo, and Álvarez-Lobos, Manuel
Abstract:: The most frequent cause of pseudomembranous colitis is Clostridium difficile (C. difficile) infection. This type of colitis is characterized by an endoscopic pattern of numerous small, yellowish or whitish plaques diffusely distributed, which typically compromises the rectum extending to proximal colon. Occasionally, the pseudomembranes compromise only the transverse or right...
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Full Text:: Cristian Hernández-Rocha, Jonathan Barra-Carrasco, Ana María

Creator:: Hernandez-Rocha, Cristian, Barra-Carrasco, Jonathan, Pizarro-Guajardo, Marjorie, Ibanez, Patricio, Bueno, Susan M., Sarker, Mahfuzur R., Maria Guzman, Ana, Alvarez-Lobos, Manuel, and Paredes-Sabja, Daniel
Abstract:: The increased severity of Clostridium difficile infection is primarily attributed to the appearance of an epidemic strain characterized as PCR ribotype 027. The only report that identified epidemic C. difficile ribotype 027 in an American country outside of North America comes from Costa Rica, raising the possibility that strains 027...
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Full Text:: Hernández-Rocha,1 Jonathan Barra-Carrasco,1 Marjorie Pizarro-Guajardo, Patricio Ibáñez, Susan M. Bueno

Creator:: Barra-Carrasco, Jonathan, Olguín-Araneda, Valeria, Plaza-Garrido, Ángela, Miranda-Cárdenas, Camila, Cofré-Araneda, Glenda, Pizarro-Guajardo, Marjorie, Sarker, Mahfuzur R., and Paredes-Sabja, Daniel
Abstract:: Clostridium difficile is an important nosocomial pathogen that has become a major cause of antibiotic-associated diarrhea. There is a general consensus that C. difficile spores play an important role in C. difficile pathogenesis, contributing to infection, persistence, and transmission. Evidence has demonstrated that C. difficile spores have an outermost layer,...
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Full Text:: Protein Is Required for Exosporium Morphogenesis and Coat Assembly Jonathan Barra-Carrasco,a Valeria

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