New advances in the treatment of Clostridium difficile infection (CDI)

scientific article published on October 2008

New advances in the treatment of Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) is …
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P356DOI10.2147/TCRM.S3145
P932PMC publication ID2621401
P698PubMed publication ID19209277

P2093author name stringJodi R Heins
Debra K Farver
Dennis D Hedge
Joe D Strain
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P275copyright licenseCreative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 UnportedQ18810331
P6216copyright statuscopyrightedQ50423863
P433issue5
P921main subjectClostridium difficileQ310543
P304page(s)949-964
P577publication date2008-10-01
P1433published inTherapeutics and Clinical Risk ManagementQ15766913
P1476titleNew advances in the treatment of Clostridium difficile infection (CDI)
P478volume4