Clostridium difficile outbreak caused by NAP1/BI/027 strain and non-027 strains in a Mexican hospital
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Correction: First Report of Clostridium difficile NAP1/027 in a Mexican Hospital
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عنوان ژورنال: The Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1413-8670
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjid.2015.09.008