Prospective study of Clostridium difficile intestinal colonization and disease following single-dose antibiotic prophylaxis in surgery.

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Published in Antimicrob Agents Chemother on January 01, 1991

Authors

G Privitera1, P Scarpellini, G Ortisi, G Nicastro, R Nicolin, F de Lalla

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Biology, University of Lecce, Italy.

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