1629The Incidence of Clostridium difficile Infection in Hospitalized Patients with Cystic Fibrosis in the United States
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Patients with Cystic Fibrosis in the United States Abhishek Deshpande, MD, PhD; Chaitanya Pant, MD; Mojtaba Olyaee, MD; Thomas Sferra, MD; Infectious Diseases, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH; Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH; Kansas University Medical Center, Kansas City, KS; Gastroenterology, Kansas University Medical Center, Kansas City, KS; Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, University Hospitals Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital, Cleveland, OH
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