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Comment
. 2012 Feb;9(2):e1001171.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1001171. Epub 2012 Feb 7.

Clostridium: transmission difficile?

Stephan Harbarth  1 , Matthew H Samore
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Clostridium: transmission difficile?

Stephan Harbarth et al. PLoS Med. 2012 Feb.

Abstract

Stephan Harbarth and Matthew Samore discuss the implications, and the limitations, of new research that might indicate that most Clostridium difficile cases are imported into hospitals.

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The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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