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Research reports on vaccines from Imperial College London provide new insights
July 16th, 2008
New research, 'Immunoreactive cell wall proteins of Clostridium difficile identified by human sera,' is the subject of a report. According to recent research from London, the United Kingdom, "Clostridium difficile is a leading cause of nosocomial infection in the developed world, causing antibiotic-associated disease in susceptible populations. The identity of immunogenic proteins is important in understanding the pathogenesis of disease and in the design of vaccines." "This study analysed the sera of six patients infected during a hospital outbreak of a C. difficile ribotype 017 strain. Using a proteomics-based approach, cell wall proteins were separated...
Source: Vaccine Weekly (2008-07-16)
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