Octahedron Iron Oxide Nanocrystals Prohibited Clostridium difficile Spore Germination and Attenuated Local and Systemic Inflammation

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New advances in the treatment of Clostridium difficile infection (CDI)

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Iron Oxide Based Nanoparticles for Multimodal Imaging and Magnetoresponsive Therapy

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Spore Cortex Hydrolysis Precedes Dipicolinic Acid Release during Clostridium difficile Spore Germination

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Proton-Pump Inhibitor Exposure AggravatesClostridium difficile–Associated Colitis: Evidence From a Mouse Model

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Comparison of methods to detect the in vitro activity of silver nanoparticles (AgNP) against multidrug resistant bacteria

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Synthetic Polymers Active against Clostridium difficile Vegetative Cell Growth and Spore Outgrowth

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Proteomic Analysis of a NAP1 Clostridium difficile Clinical Isolate Resistant to Metronidazole

(2014) Patrick M. Chong et al.   PLoS One

Development of TaqMan-Based Quantitative PCR for Sensitive and Selective Detection of Toxigenic Clostridium difficile in Human Stools

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Nanotechnology as a therapeutic tool to combat microbial resistance

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In vivo anti-cancer efficacy of magnetite nanocrystal - based system using locoregional hyperthermia combined with 5-fluorouracil chemotherapy

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A New Strategy for the Prevention of Clostridium difficile Infection

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Intrarectal Instillation of Clostridium difficile Toxin A Triggers Colonic Inflammation and Tissue Damage: Development of a Novel and Efficient Mouse Model of Clostridium difficile Toxin Exposure

(2012) Simon A. Hirota et al.   INFECTION AND IMMUNITY

Treatment failure and recurrence of Clostridium difficile infection following treatment with vancomycin or metronidazole: a systematic review of the evidence

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Negligible Particle-Specific Antibacterial Activity of Silver Nanoparticles

(2012) Zong-ming Xiu et al.   NANO LETTERS

Antibacterial properties of nanoparticles

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The targeted antibacterial and antifungal properties of magnetic nanocomposite of iron oxide and silver nanoparticles

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Engineered ZnO and TiO2 nanoparticles induce oxidative stress and DNA damage leading to reduced viability of Escherichia coli

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Size-control synthesis of structure deficient truncated octahedral Fe3−δO4 nanoparticles: high magnetization magnetites as effective hepatic contrast agents

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Use of Purified Clostridium difficile Spores To Facilitate Evaluation of Health Care Disinfection Regimens

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Increased Clostridium difficile Virulence Demands New Treatment Approach

(2010) Rebecca Voelker   JAMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION

Mapping Interactions between Germinants and Clostridium difficile Spores

(2010) A. Howerton et al.   JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY

Inhibiting the Initiation of Clostridium difficile Spore Germination using Analogs of Chenodeoxycholic Acid, a Bile Acid

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Clostridium difficile infection: epidemiology, risk factors and management

(2010) Ashwin N. Ananthakrishnan   Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology

Clostridium difficile spore germination: an update

(2010) David A. Burns et al.   RESEARCH IN MICROBIOLOGY

The Firmicutes/Bacteroidetes ratio of the human microbiota changes with age

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Antibiotic Treatment of Clostridium difficile Carrier Mice Triggers a Supershedder State, Spore-Mediated Transmission, and Severe Disease in Immunocompromised Hosts

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Comparison of the Efficacy of a Hydrogen Peroxide Dry-Mist Disinfection System and Sodium Hypochlorite Solution for Eradication of Clostridium difficile Spores

(2009) F. Barbut et al.   INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY

Encapsulation of Bacterial Spores in Nanoorganized Polyelectrolyte Shells†

(2009) Shantanu S. Balkundi et al.   LANGMUIR

A Multifunctional Biocide/Sporocide and Photocatalyst Based on Titanium Dioxide (TiO2) Codoped with Silver, Carbon, and Sulfur

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Toxin B is essential for virulence of Clostridium difficile

(2009) Dena Lyras et al.   NATURE

Fast Sterility Assessment by Germinable-Endospore Biodosimetry

(2008) P. T. Yung et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Magnetic Iron Oxide Nanoparticles: Synthesis, Stabilization, Vectorization, Physicochemical Characterizations, and Biological Applications

(2008) Sophie Laurent et al.   CHEMICAL REVIEWS

Antimicrobial‐Associated Risk Factors forClostridium difficileInfection

(2008) Robert C. Owens et al.   CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Bactericidal Effect of Zero-Valent Iron Nanoparticles on Escherichia coli

(2008) Changha Lee et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Antibacterial activity of ZnO nanoparticle suspensions on a broad spectrum of microorganisms

(2008) Nicole Jones et al.   FEMS MICROBIOLOGY LETTERS