Diversity in prevalent PCR ribotypes of clinical strains of C. difficile

Irish Medical Journal

Volumn 107, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Brabazon, E ^a   Carton, M ^a   Sheehan, R ^a   Finnegan, P ^a   Bedford, D ^a  

^a HEALTH SERVICE EXECUTIVE   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; FECES ANALYSIS; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; IRELAND; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PUBLIC HEALTH; RIBOTYPING;

EID: 84892603571     PISSN: 03323102     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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