Molecular characteristics of Clostridium difficile strains from patients with a first recurrence more than 8 weeks after the primary infection
Background/Purpose: Nearly all published studies of recurrent Clostridium difficile infections (CDI) report recurrent CDI within 8 weeks after the primary infection. This study explored the molecular characteristics of C. difficile isolates from the first recurrent CDI more than 8 weeks after the pr...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2017-08-01
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Series: | Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1684118215009160 |