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* [http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5447a1.htm US CDC Report on Severe ''Clostridium difficile''--Associated Disease in Populations Previously at Low Risk--Four States, 2005] | * [http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5447a1.htm US CDC Report on Severe ''Clostridium difficile''--Associated Disease in Populations Previously at Low Risk--Four States, 2005] | ||
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 C. difficile colonies on a blood agar plate.
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Clostridium difficile infection On the Web |
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Risk calculators and risk factors for Clostridium difficile infection |
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Abhishek Deshpande, M.D., PhD
Synonyms and keywords: C. Diff
Overview
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Natural History, Complications and Prognosis
Diagnosis
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Treatment
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