Epidemiology and Clinical Characteristics of Clostridium difficile-associated Disease in Children: Comparison between Community- and Hospital-acquired Infections |
Cho, Hye-Jung
(Department of Pediatrics, Graduate School of Medicine, Gachon University of Medicine and Science)
Ryoo, Eell (Department of Pediatrics, Graduate School of Medicine, Gachon University of Medicine and Science) Sun, Yong-Han (Department of Pediatrics, Graduate School of Medicine, Gachon University of Medicine and Science) Cho, Kang-Ho (Department of Pediatrics, Graduate School of Medicine, Gachon University of Medicine and Science) Son, Dong-Woo (Department of Pediatrics, Graduate School of Medicine, Gachon University of Medicine and Science) Tchah, Hann (Department of Pediatrics, Graduate School of Medicine, Gachon University of Medicine and Science) |
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