Toxigenic C. difficile resides harmlessly in infants, poses risk to adults

Infants and toddlers frequently carry toxigenic Clostridium difficile, usually with no harm to themselves, but can serve as a reservoir and spread the bacteria to adults in whom it can cause severe disease, according to a study by a team of Swedish researchers published ahead of print in the Journal of Clinical Microbiology.

Fuente : http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2013-12/asf...