Pseudomembranous colitis in four patients with cystic fibrosis following lung transplantation

BMJ Case Reports

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages

  Yates, B ^a   Murphy, D M ^a   Fisher, A J ^a   Gould, F K ^a   Lordan, J L ^a   Dark, J H ^a   Corris, P A ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84896535756     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1757790X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bcr.11.2008.1218     Document Type: Article

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