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Clostridium difficile Associated Diarrhea

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 June 2016

S. Brooks ,
R. Real ,
M. Kramer  and
M. Adachi
S. Brooks
Affiliation:
Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York
R. Real
Affiliation:
Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York
M. Kramer
Affiliation:
Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York
M. Adachi
Affiliation:
Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York
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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 11 , Issue 11 , November 1990 , pp. 574
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Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 1990 

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