Clostridium difficile in Clinical Practice: Increasing Rates, More Virulent Organisms and New Therapies on the Horizon
Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea has recently come under increasing scrutiny because of outbreaks of disease in eastern Canada in association with a hypervirulent ribotype 027 (NAP1) strain. Hospitals in the United States, the United Kingdom and Europe have been affected as well. Epidemiolo...
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Language: | English |
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Wiley
2006-01-01
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Series: | Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2006/378702 |
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