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Editorial
. 2022 Jul 15;11(14):4115.
doi: 10.3390/jcm11144115.

Clostridioides difficile Infection: A Never-Ending Challenge

Nicola Petrosillo  1
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Editorial

Clostridioides difficile Infection: A Never-Ending Challenge

Nicola Petrosillo. J Clin Med. .

Abstract

The most common worldwide cause of antibiotic-associated diarrhea/colitis is the toxin-producing bacterium Clostridioides difficile [...].

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Conflict of interest statement

In the last two years, N.P. received honorarium fees as speaker/scientific board member from Pfizer, ImmuneMed, Merck Sharp & Dohme, Tillots, Becton & Dickinson, GSK, Diasorin.

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