Epidemiologic surveillance of Clostridium difficile diarrhea in a freestanding pediatric hospital and a pediatric hospital at a university medical center.

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Published in Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis on May 04, 2006

Authors

Carmen E Rexach1, Yajarayma J Tang-Feldman, Mary C Cantrell, Stuart H Cohen

Author Affiliations

1: Division of Natural Sciences, University of California, Merced, CA 95344, USA. crexach@mtsac.edu

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