Antibiotics promote susceptibility to C. difficile infection through a CCR5-dependent immune response
Md Jashim Uddin, Nick R. Natale, Farha Naz, Jiayi Tian, Rachel Boone, Daniel James Hart, Shelby L. Schenck, William A. Petri
This study shows antibiotics increase susceptibility to C. difficile infection by promoting CCR5-dependent immune responses in mice.
bioRxiv · Jun 29, 2026 · PreprintImmunology