Strategies to prevent Clostridium difficile infections in acute care hospitals: 2014 Update (Q34419009)

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Strategies to prevent Clostridium difficile infections in acute care hospitals: 2014 Update (English)

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main subject

Clostridium difficile

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Dale N Gerding

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Erik R Dubberke

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Curtis J Donskey

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Deborah S Yokoe

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L Clifford McDonald

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Lisa Lockerd Maragakis

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Lisa L Maragakis

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Ruth Carrico

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Vivian G Loo

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Thomas J Sandora

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Philip Carling

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David J Weber

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publication date

1 June 2014

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Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

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published in

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volume

35

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issue

6

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page(s)

628-645

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Identifiers

DOI

10.1086/676023

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2 August 2017

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