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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
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

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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, Pierre René
CMAJ Jul 2004, 171 (1) 47-48; DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.1040836
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
CMAJ Jul 2004, 171 (1) 47-48; DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.1040836
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