The Challenges Posed by Reemerging Clostridium difficile Infection
Open Access
- 15 July 2007
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Clinical Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 45 (2) , 222-227
- https://doi.org/10.1086/518874
Abstract
There have been recent, marked increases in the incidence and severity of Clostridium difficile—associated disease (CDAD). These may be attributableKeywords
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