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. 2013 Jun;19(6):1032-4.
doi: 10.3201/eid1906.121645.

Clostridium difficile infection associated with pig farms

Elisabeth C Keessen, Céline Harmanus, Wietske Dohmen, Ed J Kuijper, Len J A Lipman

Clostridium difficile infection associated with pig farms

Elisabeth C Keessen et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2013 Jun.
No abstract available

Keywords: Clostridium difficile; agriculture; bacteria; enteric infections; farmers; livestock; pig farms; pigs; workers; zoonoses.

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