Clostridium difficile (C. difficile) is the main cause of antibiotic-associated diarrhea prevailing in hospital settings. In the past decade, the morbidity and mortality of C. difficile infection… (More)
Six novel phototoxins, phaeosphaerins A-F, together with six known perylenequinones were isolated from an endolichenic fungus Phaeosphaeria sp. Their structures were determined unequivocally on the… (More)
Clostridium difficile toxin A (TcdA) and toxin B (TcdB) are the major virulence factors involved in C. difficile-associated diarrhea and pseudomembranous colitis. TcdA and TcdB both contain at least… (More)
Clostridium difficile is an anaerobic, spore-forming and Gram-positive bacillus. It is the major cause of antibiotic-associated diarrhea prevailing in hospital settings. The morbidity and mortality… (More)
The incidence of Clostridium difficile infection has been steadily rising over the past decade. The increase in the rate of incidence is associated with the specific NAP1/BI/027 strains which are… (More)
Clostridium difficile, a major cause of nosocomial diarrhea and pseudomembranous colitis, still poses serious health-care challenges. The expression of its two main virulence factors, TcdA and TcdB,… (More)
BACKGROUND
Procalcitonin (PCT) has been recognized as a biomarker in severe inflammation, infection and sepsis. PCT detection in serum requires sensitive and specific antibodies. In this study, we… (More)