Staphylococcus aureus and Clostridium difficile Cause Distinct Pseudomembranous Intestinal Diseases
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- 1 September 2004
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Clinical Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 39 (5) , 747-750
- https://doi.org/10.1086/423273
Abstract
We report simultaneous infections with Clostridium difficile and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in a patient with discrete coloniKeywords
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