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Editorial
. 2023 Sep;68(9):3488-3489.
doi: 10.1007/s10620-023-07978-2. Epub 2023 Jul 5.

Removing the Appendix: Prologue to Severe Clostridioides difficile Infection and Recurrence?

Jan Franko  1
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Editorial

Removing the Appendix: Prologue to Severe Clostridioides difficile Infection and Recurrence?

Jan Franko. Dig Dis Sci. 2023 Sep.
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