Sensitizing Clostridium difficile Spores With Germinants on Skin and Environmental Surfaces Represents a New Strategy for Reducing Spores via Ambient Mechanisms

• Hauptverfasser: Michelle Marie Nerandzic (Verfasst von), Curtis J. Donskey (Verfasst von)
• Format: Buch
• Veröffentlicht: Case Western Reserve University, 2017-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Schlagworte: article
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Background: Clostridium difficile is a leading cause of healthcare-associated infections worldwide. Prevention of C. difficile transmission is challenging because spores are not killed by alcohol-based hand sanitizers or many commonly used disinfectants. One strategy to control spores is to induce g...