Incidence of Clostridium difficile Infection in Children with Inflammatory Bowel Disease Compared to Oncology and Immunocompetent Patients
✍ Scribed by Hojsak, Iva; Ferenc, Tea; Bojanic, Katarina; Miak, Zrinjka; Mocic Pavic, Ana; Lukic-Grlic, Amarela; Kolacek, Sanja
- Book ID
- 120062691
- Publisher
- S. Karger AG
- Year
- 2012
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 466 KB
- Volume
- 86
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0012-2823
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