Relatively Poor Outcome after Treatment of Clostridium difficile Colitis with Metronidazole
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- 1 June 2005
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- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Clinical Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 40 (11), 1586-1590
- https://doi.org/10.1086/430311
Abstract
Background. Clostridium difficile is a frequent cause of serious nosocomial infection. Earlier reports have suggested that treatment with metronidazoleKeywords
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