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Increased Clostridium difficile Recurrences following Combined Proton Pump Inhibitor–Metronidazole Therapy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 May 2016

Harry W. Daniell
Harry W. Daniell*
Affiliation:
Department of Family Practice, University of California Medical School, Davis, California
*
2626 Edith Avenue, Suite A, Redding, CA 96001 (hwdaniell@aol.com)
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Letter to the Editor
Information
Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 35 , Issue 1 , January 2014 , pp. 94
Copyright
Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 2014

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