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Editorial
. 2014 May;58(10):1401-3.
doi: 10.1093/cid/ciu141. Epub 2014 Mar 5.

Editorial commentary: Host-pathogen interactions in Clostridium difficile infection: it takes two to tango

David M Aronoff  1
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Editorial

Editorial commentary: Host-pathogen interactions in Clostridium difficile infection: it takes two to tango

David M Aronoff. Clin Infect Dis. 2014 May.
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  • NAP1 strain type predicts outcomes from Clostridium difficile infection.
    See I, Mu Y, Cohen J, Beldavs ZG, Winston LG, Dumyati G, Holzbauer S, Dunn J, Farley MM, Lyons C, Johnston H, Phipps E, Perlmutter R, Anderson L, Gerding DN, Lessa FC. See I, et al. Clin Infect Dis. 2014 May;58(10):1394-400. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciu125. Epub 2014 Mar 5. Clin Infect Dis. 2014. PMID: 24604900 Free PMC article.

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