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Characteristics of Clostridium difficile strains isolated from asymptomatic individuals and from diarrheal patients.
Clinical microbiology and infection : the official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases - 1 Aug 2001
Wongwanich S, Pongpech P, Dhiraputra C, Huttayananont S, Sawanpanyalert P
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OBJECTIVES: To characterise genotypes of Clostridium difficile strains isolated from asymptomatic individuals and patients with diarrhea. METHODS: Fecal specimens from 235 asymptomatic infants <12 months, 76 asymptomatic children 1-11 years and 132 adult patients with antibiotic-associated and non-antibiotic-associated diarrhea obtained from Siriraj Hospital, Bangkok from October 1998 to April 1999 were examined...
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