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

• 主要な著者: Michelle Marie Nerandzic (著者), Curtis J. Donskey (著者)
• フォーマット: 図書
• 出版事項: Case Western Reserve University, 2017-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• 主題: 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...