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Comment
. 2014 Oct 15;59(8):1193-4.
doi: 10.1093/cid/ciu500. Epub 2014 Jun 30.

Measuring the impact of Clostridium difficile Infection with the NAP1 strain on severity and mortality

Krishna Rao  1
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Comment

Measuring the impact of Clostridium difficile Infection with the NAP1 strain on severity and mortality

Krishna Rao. Clin Infect Dis. .
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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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