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Study on patients with Clostridioides difficile infection during the COVID-19 pandemic in Bulgaria

Valeri Veleva University Hospital "Prof. Iv. Kirov”, Medical University of Sofia, Sofia, BulgariaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Maria Pavlovab Department of Microbiology, National Center of Infectious and Parasitic Diseases, Sofia, BulgariaView further author information
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Ekaterina Alexandrovab Department of Microbiology, National Center of Infectious and Parasitic Diseases, Sofia, BulgariaView further author information
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Мetodi Popova University Hospital "Prof. Iv. Kirov”, Medical University of Sofia, Sofia, BulgariaView further author information
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Ivan Lutakovc University Hospital "Queen Joanna - ISUL", Medical University of Sofia, Sofia, BulgariaView further author information
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Tatiana Tcherveniakovaa University Hospital "Prof. Iv. Kirov”, Medical University of Sofia, Sofia, BulgariaView further author information
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Andreana Angelovad Department of Microbiology and Immunology “Prof. Dr. Elissay Yanev”, Faculty of Pharmacy, Medical University of Plovdiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria;e Laboratory of Microbiology, “St. George” University Hospital, Medical University of Plovdiv, Plovdiv, BulgariaView further author information
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Eli Hristozovad Department of Microbiology and Immunology “Prof. Dr. Elissay Yanev”, Faculty of Pharmacy, Medical University of Plovdiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria;e Laboratory of Microbiology, “St. George” University Hospital, Medical University of Plovdiv, Plovdiv, BulgariaView further author information
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Yordan Kalchevd Department of Microbiology and Immunology “Prof. Dr. Elissay Yanev”, Faculty of Pharmacy, Medical University of Plovdiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria;e Laboratory of Microbiology, “St. George” University Hospital, Medical University of Plovdiv, Plovdiv, BulgariaView further author information
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Ivan Ivanova University Hospital "Prof. Iv. Kirov”, Medical University of Sofia, Sofia, BulgariaView further author information
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Pages 188-193 | Received 03 Oct 2022, Accepted 11 Jan 2023, Published online: 28 Jan 2023

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