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Research Article

Usual Opioid Dosing Does Not Adversely Affect the Course of Healthcare-Associated Clostridioides Difficile Infection

Monica Chowdhry1 West Virginia University Health Sciences Center, Charleston Division/Charleston Area Medical Center, Charleston, WV 25304, USA
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Douglas Haden2 Department of Critical Care/Pulmonary Disease, Atrium Health’s Carolinas Medical Center, 1000 Blythe Blvd, Charlotte, NC28203, USA
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Suzanne Kemper1 West Virginia University Health Sciences Center, Charleston Division/Charleston Area Medical Center, Charleston, WV 25304, USA
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Kristen Helmick1 West Virginia University Health Sciences Center, Charleston Division/Charleston Area Medical Center, Charleston, WV 25304, USA
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Muhammad Kawsara3 Department of Internal Medicine, West Virginia University Health Sciences Center, Morgantown, 1 Medical Center Drive, Morgantown, WV26505, USA
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Ashley Huggett4 Department of Internal Medicine, Prisma Health/University of South Carolina School of Medicine, 2 Medical Park, Columbia, SC29203, USA
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Andrea Stark1 West Virginia University Health Sciences Center, Charleston Division/Charleston Area Medical Center, Charleston, WV 25304, USA
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Ahmad Khan1 West Virginia University Health Sciences Center, Charleston Division/Charleston Area Medical Center, Charleston, WV 25304, USA
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Muhammad Shah5 Addiction Science Center, University of Cincinnati Medical Center, 3132 Harvey Ave., Cincinnati, OH45239, USA
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Mustafa Bhaty6 Department of Internal Medicine, Southside Regional Medical Center, 200 Medical Park Blvd.Petersburg, VA23805, USA
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Junaid Farooq1 West Virginia University Health Sciences Center, Charleston Division/Charleston Area Medical Center, Charleston, WV 25304, USA
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Shailendra Singh1 West Virginia University Health Sciences Center, Charleston Division/Charleston Area Medical Center, Charleston, WV 25304, USA
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Brittain McJunkin1 West Virginia University Health Sciences Center, Charleston Division/Charleston Area Medical Center, Charleston, WV 25304, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 151-157 | Received 14 Aug 2020, Accepted 18 Nov 2020, Published online: 22 Dec 2020

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