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Clostridium difficile 027 increasing detection in a teaching hospital in Rome, Italy

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  1. Department of Public Health and Infectious Diseases, “Sapienza” University of Rome, Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, 00185, Rome, Italy

    G. B. Orsi, C. Conti, C. Mancini & A. Giordano

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Orsi, G.B., Conti, C., Mancini, C. et al. Clostridium difficile 027 increasing detection in a teaching hospital in Rome, Italy. Infection 42, 941–942 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s15010-014-0652-y

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