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Non-Toxin-Based Clostridioides difficile Vaccination Approaches

Pathogens, ISSN: 2076-0817, Vol: 12, Issue: 2
2023
  • 16
    Citations
  • 0
    Usage
  • 10
    Captures
  • 2
    Mentions
  • 0
    Social Media
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  • Citations
    16
    • Citation Indexes
      12
    • Policy Citations
      3
      • 3
    • Patent Family Citations
      1
      • 1
  • Captures
    10
  • Mentions
    2
    • Blog Mentions
      1
      • 1
    • News Mentions
      1
      • 1

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Pathogens, Vol. 12, Pages 235: Non-Toxin-Based Clostridioides difficile Vaccination Approaches

Pathogens, Vol. 12, Pages 235: Non-Toxin-Based Clostridioides difficile Vaccination Approaches Pathogens doi: 10.3390/pathogens12020235 Authors: Agnieszka Razim Sabina Górska Andrzej Gamian Clostridioides difficile (CD) is a

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Managing Recurrent C difficile Infections: Past, Present, and Future; Pharmacy Practice in Focus: Health SystemsJanuary 2024 Volume 13 Issue 1 Article

Clostridioides difficile is a gram-positive, spore-forming bacterium found naturally in the environment.1 Human gastrointestinal tracts often carry C difficile asymptomatically, and a healthy microbiota defends

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Clostridioides difficile (CD) is a Gram-positive, anaerobic bacterium that infects mainly hospitalized and elderly people who have been treated with long-term antibiotic therapy leading to dysbiosis. The deteriorating demographic structure and the increase in the number of antibiotics used indicate that the problem of CD infections (CDI) will continue to increase. Thus far, there is no vaccine against CD on the market. Unfortunately, clinical trials conducted using the CD toxin-based antigens did not show sufficiently high efficacy, because they did not prevent colonization and transmission between patients. It seems that the vaccine should also include antigens found in the bacterium itself or its spores in order not only to fight the effects of toxins but also to prevent the colonization of the patient. This literature review summarizes the latest advances in research into vaccine antigens that do not contain CD toxins.

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