The undiagnosed cases of Clostridium difficile infection in a whole nation: where is the problem?

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Published in Clin Microbiol Infect on May 07, 2012

Authors

L Alcalá1, A Martín, M Marín, M Sánchez-Somolinos, P Catalán, T Peláez, E Bouza, Spanish Clostridium difficile Study Group

Author Affiliations

1: Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases Department, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain. luisalcala@efd.net

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