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Audrey K Thomas1,2, F Christopher Peritore-Galve1,2, Alyssa G Ehni1,2

  • 1Department of Pathology, Microbiology & Immunology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA.

Nature
|February 18, 2026
PubMed
まとめ

粘膜ワクチン接種は,クロストリディオイドス・ディフィシル感染 (CDI) を効果的に除去し,腸内の特定の免疫反応を誘発することによって再発を予防します. このアプローチは,CDIに対する従来の親腸内ワクチン接種方法と比較して,より優れた保護を提供します.

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