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Comment
. 2013;19(9):1539-40.
doi: 10.3201/eid1909.110814.

Clostridium difficile infection caused by binary toxin-positive strains

Marjolein P M Hensgens, Ed J Kuijper
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Clostridium difficile infection caused by binary toxin-positive strains

Marjolein P M Hensgens et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2013.
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Keywords: Clostridium difficile; bacteria; binary toxin; mortality.

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