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Use of the arbitrary primer polymerase chain reaction for investigating an outbreak ofClostridium difficile-associated diarrhea in AIDS patients

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  1. Department of Microbiology, Hôpital Saint-Antoine, 184 rue du Fauborg Saint Antoine, 75571, Paris Cedex 12, France

    F. Barbut, N. Mario & J. C. Petit

  2. Department of Infectious Diseases, Hôpital Saint-Antoine, 184 rue du Fauborg Saint Antoine, 75571, Paris Cedex 12, France

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Barbut, F., Mario, N., Frottier, J. et al. Use of the arbitrary primer polymerase chain reaction for investigating an outbreak ofClostridium difficile-associated diarrhea in AIDS patients. Eur. J. Clin. Microbiol. Infect. Dis. 12, 794–795 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02098477

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