461Clostridium difficile Infection and Mortality in Lung Transplant Recipients: A Single-Center Retrospective Cohort Study
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Recipients: A Single-Center Retrospective Cohort Study Pearlie P. Chong, MD; Cassie C. Kennedy, MD; Matthew A. Hathcock, MS; Walter K. Kremers, PhD; Raymund R. Razonable, MD; Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC; Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN; Division of Biomedical Statistics and Informatics, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN; Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
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