Loratadine is an anti-inflammatory agent against C. difficile toxin B

By sjmartinez • January 21, 2024

Xie Y, Irwin S, Chupina Estrada A, Nelson B, Bullock A, Fontenot L, Feng H, Sun M, Koon HW. Loratadine is an anti-inflammatory agent against C. difficile toxin B. J Infect Dis. 2024 Jan 19:jiae021. doi: 10.1093/infdis/jiae021. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 38243838.

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