Isolation of Clostridium difficile from human jejunum: identification of a reservoir for disease?
AUTOR(ES)
Testore, G P
RESUMO
The possibility that the small intestine may represent a reservoir for Clostridium difficile was studied, using segments of human jejunum collected at necropsy. Our results (three of 100 specimens positive for C difficile culture) support the hypothesis that C difficile can be found in human jejunum and that it adheres to the normal mucosa as a resident bacterium. These findings suggest that gastrointestinal disease caused by C difficile has an endogenous origin.
ACESSO AO ARTIGO
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