Clostridium difficile infection: should it be notifiable?

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  • Filipa Malheiro Revista Portuguesa de Medicina Interna, Lisboa, Portugal

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2011-06-30

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Malheiro F. Clostridium difficile infection: should it be notifiable?. RPMI [Internet]. 2011 Jun. 30 [cited 2025 Feb. 22];18(2):65-6. Available from: https://revista.spmi.pt/index.php/rpmi/article/view/1308

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Vol. 18 No. 2 (2011): Abril/ Junho

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