Clostridium difficile: 18 months surveillance at the Niguarda Hospital - Milano
Clostridium difficile is currently one of the most common cause of diarrhea in hospitalized or residents in long term care institutions patients, symptoms of infection ranging from diarrhea to pseudo-membranous colitis and toxic megacolon.The disease is due to the production of enterotoxin A, cytoto...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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PAGEPress Publications
2012-03-01
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Series: | Microbiologia Medica |
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Online Access: | http://www.pagepressjournals.org/index.php/mm/article/view/2332 |