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Special Issue: Gut in Focus

Anaerobically cultivated human intestinal microbiota as first-line treatment for Clostridium difficile infection

Kjetil GarborgDepartment of Transplantation Medicine, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, NorwayCorrespondence[email protected]
Article: 27710 | Published online: 29 May 2015

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