Poor Infection Control, Not Fluoroquinolones, Likely to Be Primary Cause of Clostridium difficile-Associated Diarrhea Outbreaks in Quebec
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- 1 March 2006
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Clinical Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 42 (5) , 725-727
- https://doi.org/10.1086/500268
Abstract
Sir—I read with interest the paper by Pépin et al. [1], which analyzes the risk factors for Clostridium difficile—associated diarrhea (CDAD) on the basis of recKeywords
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