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Clostridium difficile infections in young infants: Case presentations and literature review
It has been assumed that symptomatic Clostridium difficile infections do not occur in young infants, as this specific group would lack specific C. difficile toxin receptors. As a consequence, it is often current practice not to test for C. difficile in neonates and young infants up to 2 years of age...
Autores principales: | Kuiper, Gé-Ann, van Prehn, Joffrey, Ang, Wim, Kneepkens, Frank, van der Schoor, Sophie, de Meij, Tim |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Elsevier
2017
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5536825/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28791215 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.idcr.2017.07.005 |
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