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Comparative Study
. 2012 Jan 1;54(1):156.
doi: 10.1093/cid/cir713.

Need for clinicopathologic correlation of Clostridium difficile colitis in view of molecular diagnosis

Jeannette Guarner, Colleen S Kraft
Comparative Study

Need for clinicopathologic correlation of Clostridium difficile colitis in view of molecular diagnosis

Jeannette Guarner et al. Clin Infect Dis. .
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