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doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1001171.
Epub 2012 Feb 7.
Clostridium: transmission difficile?
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Clostridium: transmission difficile?
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.
Conflict of interest statement
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
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Characterisation of Clostridium difficile hospital ward-based transmission using extensive epidemiological data and molecular typing.PLoS Med. 2012 Feb;9(2):e1001172. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1001172. Epub 2012 Feb 7. PLoS Med. 2012. PMID: 22346738 Free PMC article.
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