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A randomized, double-blind study comparing Clostridium difficile immune whey and metronidazole for recurrent Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhoea: Efficacy and safety data of a prematurely interrupted trial

Eero Mattila From the Divisions of Infectious Diseases and,Correspondence[email protected]
,
Veli-Jukka Anttila From the Divisions of Infectious Diseases and,
,
Markku Broas Central Hospital of Lapland, Rovaniemi
,
Harri Marttila Department of Internal Medicine, Turku University Hospital,
,
Paula Poukka Laakso Acute Care Hospital and,
,
Kaisa Kuusisto Koskela Acute Care Hospital and,
,
Liana Pusa Länsi-Uusimaa Hospital, Ekenäs
,
Kari Sammalkorpi From the Divisions of Infectious Diseases and,
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Jan Dabek Suursuo Hospital, City of Helsinki
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Olli-Pekka Koivurova Turku Health Centre,
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Markku Vähätalo Oulu City Hospital,
,
Veikko Moilanen Satakunta Central Hospital, Pori, Finland
&
Tom Widenius Haematology, Department of Medicine, Helsinki University Central Hospital,
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Pages 702-708 | Received 11 Jan 2008, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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