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Clostridium difficile Colitis in a Health Care Worker: Case Report and Review of the Literature

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Dorn, S.D. Clostridium difficile Colitis in a Health Care Worker: Case Report and Review of the Literature. Dig Dis Sci 54, 178–180 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10620-008-0330-y

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