Diarrhoea Due to Clostridium Difficile Associated with Antibiotic Treatment in Patients Receiving Dialysis: the Role of Cross Infection

Overview

Journal Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)

Specialty General Medicine

Date 1986 Jan 25

PMID 3081086

Citations 10

Authors

A D Cumming

B J Thomson

J Sharp

I R Poxton

A Fraser

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