Faulty 'fight or flight' response drives deadly C. difficile infections, research reveals (IMAGE)

University of Virginia Health System

Faulty 'fight or flight' response drives deadly C. difficile infections, research reveals

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New research from the University of Virginia School of Medicine's William A. Petri Jr., MD, PhD, (left) and David Tyus suggests that doctors may be able to save patients from dangerous C. difficile infections – a plague for hospitals and nursing homes – by using drugs to quiet a hyperactive nervous system response.

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Courtesy Petri lab

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