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Comment
. 2020 Feb;5(2):236.
doi: 10.1038/s41564-019-0661-9. Epub 2020 Jan 27.

Caution is warranted in using cephamycin antibiotics against recurrent Clostridioides difficile infection

Mark H Wilcox  1
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Caution is warranted in using cephamycin antibiotics against recurrent Clostridioides difficile infection

Mark H Wilcox. Nat Microbiol. 2020 Feb.
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