- 408 pages
- English
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About this book
Despite the tremendous progress made during the last few years in understanding the pathogenesis, epidemiology, diagnosis, and treatment of Clostridium difficile-associated intestinal disease, many extremely important and fundamental questions remain to be answered. The objectives of this book are to summarize the available information regarding Clostridium difficile and its role in intestinal disease and to serve as a basis for future investigations in this challenging area.Clostridium difficile: its role in Intestinal Disease. An excellent volume that should appeal not only to the devotee of C difficile but to all gastroenterologists and microbiologists, this will not languish on my library shelves like so many other books I have reviewed. It will be regularly thumbed. --R.H. George, consultant microbiologist, Children's Hospital, BirminghamClostridium difficile: Its Role in Intestinal disease. The book is well written and informative; it has a vast amount of information packed in it...this book would be a welcome addition to the researchers and clinicians interested in C difficile-associated intestinal diseases. --Edward Balish, University of Wisconsin Medical School
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Table of contents
- Front Cover
- Clostridium difficile: Its Role in Intestinal Disease
- Copyright Page
- Table of Contents
- Contributors
- Preface
- Chapter 1. Introduction
- Chapter 2. Historical Aspects
- Part I: Clinical Aspects of Clostridium difficile-Associated Intestinal Disease
- Part II: Animal Models of Clostridium difficileāAssociated Intestinal Disease
- Part III: Pathogenic Mechanisms of Clostridium difficile-Associated Intestinal Disease
- Part IV: Epidemiology of Clostridium difficileāAssociated Intestinal Disease
- Part V: Diagnosis of Clostridium difficileāAssociated Intestinal Disease
- Part VI: Therapy of Clostridium difficileāAssociated Intestinal Disease
- Part VII: Conclusions
- Index