Journal article
A6 MECHANISMS UNDERLYING GUT DYSFUNCTION FOLLOWING C. DIFFICILE INFECTION AND IMPLICATIONS FOR TREATMENT
Abstract
AbstractBackground
Recent evidence suggests an increasing prevalence of gut dysfunction following C. difficile infection (CDI). The accompanying prolonged antibiotic (AB) exposure likely contributes to chronic gut dysfunction and our ability to induce gut dysfunction in germ free (GF) mice colonized with microbiota from a patient with severe slow transit post CDI (PCDI) supports this notion (10.1093/jcag/gwz047.117). Furthermore, we were able to …
Authors
Saqib Z; BAI X; De Palma G; Hynes A; Surette M; Bercik P; Collins SM
Journal
Journal of the Canadian Association of Gastroenterology, Vol. 5, No. Supplement_1, pp. 6–8
Publisher
Oxford University Press (OUP)
Publication Date
February 21, 2022
DOI
10.1093/jcag/gwab049.005
ISSN
2515-2084