dc.contributor.author | Baines, Simon D. | |
dc.contributor.author | Wilcox, M. H. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2017-07-12T16:25:51Z | |
dc.date.available | 2017-07-12T16:25:51Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2015-07-10 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Baines , S D & Wilcox , M H 2015 , ' Antimicrobial resistance and reduced susceptibility in Clostridium difficile: potential consequences for induction, treatment, and recurrence of C. difficile infection. ' , Antibiotics , vol. 4 , no. 3 , 4030267 , pp. 267-298 . https://doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics4030267 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2299/18886 | |
dc.description | © 2015 by the authors; licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). | |
dc.description.abstract | Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) remains a substantial burden on healthcare systems and is likely to remain so given our reliance on antimicrobial therapies to treat bacterial infections, especially in an aging population in whom multiple co-morbidities are common. Antimicrobial agents are a key component in the aetiology of CDI, both in the establishment of the infection and also in its treatment. The purpose of this review is to summarise the role of antimicrobial agents in primary and recurrent CDI; assessing why certain antimicrobial classes may predispose to the induction of CDI according to a balance between antimicrobial activity against the gut microflora and C. difficile. Considering these aspects of CDI is important in both the prevention of the infection and in the development of new antimicrobial treatments. | en |
dc.format.extent | 32 | |
dc.format.extent | 1122127 | |
dc.language.iso | eng | |
dc.relation.ispartof | Antibiotics | |
dc.subject | Clostridium difficile | |
dc.subject | antimicrobial agents | |
dc.subject | resistance | |
dc.subject | reduced susceptibility | |
dc.subject | recurrence | |
dc.title | Antimicrobial resistance and reduced susceptibility in Clostridium difficile: potential consequences for induction, treatment, and recurrence of C. difficile infection. | en |
dc.contributor.institution | School of Life and Medical Sciences | |
dc.contributor.institution | Microbiology and Biotechnology | |
dc.contributor.institution | Biosciences Research Group | |
dc.contributor.institution | Centre for Research in Mechanisms of Disease and Drug Discovery | |
dc.contributor.institution | Department of Clinical, Pharmaceutical and Biological Science | |
dc.contributor.institution | Centre for Future Societies Research | |
dc.description.status | Peer reviewed | |
rioxxterms.versionofrecord | 10.3390/antibiotics4030267 | |
rioxxterms.type | Journal Article/Review | |
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