Allergy-Causing 'Bad Guys' Have Unexpected -- and Life-Saving -- Role in <i>C. difficile</i> (VIDEO)

University of Virginia Health System

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Bill Petri, M.D., Ph.D., and Erica L. Buonomo, Ph.D., discuss their discovery that could lead to a new way to stave off potentially deadly C. difficile infections.

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Harry Moxley | UVA School of Medicine

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