Persistence of an Endemic (Toxigenic) Isolate of Clostridium difficile in the Environment of a General Medicine Ward
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- 1 June 2000
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Clinical Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 30 (6) , 952-954
- https://doi.org/10.1086/313807
Abstract
The epidemiology of Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea (CDAD) in an endemic setting was investigated by use of DNA typing methods to determineKeywords
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