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Letter to the Editor

Clinical outcome of patients with Clostridium difficile infection – single-center study

Bednarska AgnieszkaDepartment of Adult’s Infectious Diseases, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland; ;Hospital for Infectious Diseases in Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland; Correspondence[email protected]
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Paciorek MarcinDepartment of Adult’s Infectious Diseases, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland; ;Hospital for Infectious Diseases in Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland; View further author information
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Podlasin BeataHospital for Infectious Diseases in Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland; View further author information
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Pihowicz AndrzejHospital for Infectious Diseases in Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland; ;Department of Infectious Diseases, Tropical Diseases and Hepatology, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, PolandView further author information
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Sosińska-Bryła IwonaHospital for Infectious Diseases in Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland; View further author information
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Bursa DominikDepartment of Adult’s Infectious Diseases, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland; ;Hospital for Infectious Diseases in Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland; View further author information
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Antosiewicz MateuszHospital for Infectious Diseases in Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland; View further author information
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Feliciak MarcinHospital for Infectious Diseases in Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland; View further author information
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Horban AndrzejDepartment of Adult’s Infectious Diseases, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland; ;Hospital for Infectious Diseases in Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland; View further author information
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Pages 317-319 | Received 19 Dec 2018, Accepted 04 Jan 2019, Published online: 07 Feb 2019

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