A Predominantly Clonal Multi-Institutional Outbreak ofClostridium difficile–Associated Diarrhea with High Morbidity and Mortality
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- 8 December 2005
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 353 (23), 2442-2449
- https://doi.org/10.1056/nejmoa051639
Abstract
In March 2003, several hospitals in Quebec, Canada, noted a marked increase in the incidence of Clostridium difficile–associated diarrhea.This publication has 28 references indexed in Scilit:
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