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. 2015 Nov;175(11):1801-2.

doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2015.4607.

Diagnosis of Clostridium difficile Infection: Treat the Patient, Not the Test

Erik R Dubberke¹, Carey-Ann D Burnham²

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¹ Department of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, Missouri.
² Department of Pathology and Pediatrics, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, Missouri.

PMID: 26348248
DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2015.4607

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Diagnosis of Clostridium difficile Infection: Treat the Patient, Not the Test

Erik R Dubberke et al. JAMA Intern Med. 2015 Nov.

. 2015 Nov;175(11):1801-2.

doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2015.4607.

Authors

Erik R Dubberke¹, Carey-Ann D Burnham²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, Missouri.
² Department of Pathology and Pediatrics, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, Missouri.

PMID: 26348248
DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2015.4607

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