Clostridium difficile is a Gram-positive spore-former bacterium and the leading cause of nosocomial antibiotic-associated diarrhea that can culminate in fatal colitis. During the infection, C. difficile produces metabolically dormant spores, which persist in the host and can cause recurrence of t...
Calderón-Romero, P.
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Castro-Córdova, P.
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Reyes-Ramírez, R.
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Milano-Céspedes, M.
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Guerrero-Araya, E.
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Pizarro-Guajardo, M.
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Olguín-Araneda, V.
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Gil, F.
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Paredes-Sabja, D.
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[Clostridium difficile exosporium cysteine-rich proteins are essential for the morphogenesis of the exosporium layer, spore resistance, and affect C. difficile pathogenesis]
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Clostridium difficile exosporium cysteine-rich proteins are essential for the morphogenesis of the exosporium layer, spore resistance, and affect C. difficile pathogenesis
Cancer is the second leading cause of death in the world, causing 8.8 million deaths in 2015 according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Risk factors for cancer include smoking and alcohol consumption. In Chile, 33.6% of the population and 21.2% of young people smokes. Alcohol consumption i...
Cancer is the second leading cause of death in the world, causing 8.8 million deaths in 2015 according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Risk factors for cancer include smoking and alcohol con sumption. In Chile, 33.6% of the population and 21.2% of young people smokes. Alcohol consump tion...
Roco, Á.
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Cerda, B.
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Cayún, J.P.
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Lavanderos, A.
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Rubilar, J.C.
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Cerro, R.
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Acevedo, C.
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Cáceres, D.
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Varela, N.
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Quiñones, L.A.
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[Pharmacogenetics, tobacco, alcohol and its effect on the risk development cancer]
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[Farmacogenética, tabaco, alcohol y su efecto sobre el riesgo de desarrollar cáncer]
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Farmacogenética, tabaco, alcohol y su efecto sobre el riesgo de desarrollar cáncer
Abstract
Aims: This paper outlines the methods of a collaborative population survey project measuring the range and magnitude of alcohol’s harm to others internationally.
Setting: Seven countries participating in the World Health Organization (WHO) and ThaiHealth Promotion Foundation (ThaiHealth)...
AIMS - As part of the WHO Harm from others' drinking project, Thailand, Sri Lanka, India, Chile, Nigeria and Vietnam undertook scoping studies to examine: which service agencies in low and middle income countries responded to people affected by others' drinking; how commonly key informants from t...