Laxative Use in the Setting of Positive Testing for Clostridium difficile Infection
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2017Journal
Infection Control and Hospital EpidemiologyPublisher
Cambridge University PressType
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Clostridium Infections--diagnosisClostridium Infections--epidemiology
Laxatives--adverse effects
Clostridium difficile
Diarrhea--etiology
Diagnosis, Differential
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