Clostridium difficile: a formidable foe

Vivian G. Loo; Michael D. Libman; Mark A. Miller; Anne-Marie Bourgault; Charles H. Frenette; Mirabelle Kelly; Sophie Michaud; Tuyen Nguyen; Louise Poirier; Anne Vibien; Ruth Horn; Pierre J. Laflamme; Pierre René

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Clostridium difficile: a formidable foe

Vivian G. Loo, Michael D. Libman, Mark A. Miller, Anne-Marie Bourgault, Charles H. Frenette, Mirabelle Kelly, Sophie Michaud, Tuyen Nguyen, Louise Poirier, Anne Vibien, Ruth Horn, Pierre J. Laflamme and Pierre René

CMAJ July 06, 2004 171 (1) 47-48; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.1040836

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