Host Sorbitol and Bacterial Sorbitol Utilization Promote Clostridioides difficile Infection in Inflammatory Bowel Disease
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Title
Host Sorbitol and Bacterial Sorbitol Utilization Promote Clostridioides difficile Infection in Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Type of Article
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Date
March 8, 2023
Author(s)
Yang Z. et al.
Publication
Gastroenterology
Citation
Yang, Z., Qin, J., Zhao, L., Chen, T., Huang, Q., Jian, Y., Zhao, Q., Yang, S., Li, Q., Liu, Q., Otto, M., & Li, M. (2023). Host Sorbitol and Bacterial Sorbitol Utilization Promote Clostridioides difficile Infection in Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Gastroenterology, 164(7), 1189-1201.e13. https://doi.org/10.1053/j.gastro.2023.02.046
ISSN Number
00165085
Volume
164
Pages
1189-1201.e13
Sorbitol and sorbitol utilization in the infecting C difficile strain play major roles for the pathogenesis and epidemiology of CDI in patients with IBD. CDI in patients with IBD may thus be avoided or improved by elimination of dietary sorbitol or suppression of host-derived sorbitol production.
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