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Infectious Disease: Review

Clostridium difficile infection in children: a comprehensive review

Chaitanya PantDepartment of Pediatrics, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center Oklahoma City, OKUSA
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Abhishek DeshpandeDepartment of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine Cleveland, OHUSA
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Muhammad A. AltafDepartment of Pediatrics, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center Oklahoma City, OKUSA
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Anil MinochaDepartment of Medicine, Overton Brooks VA Medical Center Shreveport, LAUSA
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Thomas J. SferraDepartment of Pediatrics, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, UH Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital Cleveland OHUSACorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 967-984 | Accepted 03 May 2013, Published online: 04 Jun 2013

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