Outpatient Healthcare Settings and Transmission of Clostridium difficile

Lucy A. Jury; Brett Sitzlar; Sirisha Kundrapu; Jennifer L. Cadnum; Kim M. Summers; Christine P. Muganda; Abhishek Deshpande; Ajay K. Sethi; Curtis J. Donskey

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0070175

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Outpatient Healthcare Settings and Transmission of Clostridium difficile

Lucy A. Jury,

Affiliation Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center, Cleveland Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio, United States of America
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Brett Sitzlar,

Affiliation Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center, Cleveland Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio, United States of America
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Sirisha Kundrapu,

Affiliation Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, United States of America
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Jennifer L. Cadnum,

Affiliation Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, United States of America
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Kim M. Summers,

Affiliation Research Service, Cleveland Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio, United States of America
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Christine P. Muganda,

Affiliation Department of Population Health Sciences, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America
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Abhishek Deshpande,

Affiliation Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, United States of America
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Ajay K. Sethi,

Affiliation Department of Population Health Sciences, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America
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Curtis J. Donskey

* E-mail: curtisd123@yahoo.com

Affiliations Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center, Cleveland Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio, United States of America, Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, United States of America
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Outpatient Healthcare Settings and Transmission of Clostridium difficile

Lucy A. Jury,
Brett Sitzlar,
Sirisha Kundrapu,
Jennifer L. Cadnum,
Kim M. Summers,
Christine P. Muganda,
Abhishek Deshpande,
Ajay K. Sethi,
Curtis J. Donskey

Published: July 24, 2013
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0070175

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