Pathogenesis and treatment of Clostridium difficile infection
Open Access
- 1 June 2005
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Postgraduate Medical Journal
- Vol. 81 (956) , 367-369
- https://doi.org/10.1136/pgmj.2004.028480
Abstract
This paper reviews the pathogenesis and management of Clostridium difficile diarrhoea, in particular the management of recurrent episodes.Keywords
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