Asymptomatic Clostridium difficile Colonisation and Onward Transmission

David W. Eyre; David Griffiths; Alison Vaughan; Tanya Golubchik; Milind Acharya; Lily O’Connor; Derrick W. Crook; A. Sarah Walker; Tim E. A. Peto

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0078445

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Asymptomatic Clostridium difficile Colonisation and Onward Transmission

David W. Eyre ,

* E-mail: david.eyre@ndm.ox.ac.uk

Affiliation National Institute for Health Research Oxford Biomedical Research Centre, University of Oxford, Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
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David Griffiths,

Affiliation National Institute for Health Research Oxford Biomedical Research Centre, University of Oxford, Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
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Alison Vaughan,

Affiliation National Institute for Health Research Oxford Biomedical Research Centre, University of Oxford, Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
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Tanya Golubchik,

Affiliation National Institute for Health Research Oxford Biomedical Research Centre, University of Oxford, Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
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Milind Acharya,

Affiliation National Institute for Health Research Oxford Biomedical Research Centre, University of Oxford, Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
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Lily O’Connor,

Affiliation Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
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Derrick W. Crook,

Affiliations National Institute for Health Research Oxford Biomedical Research Centre, University of Oxford, Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
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A. Sarah Walker ,

Contributed equally to this work with: A. Sarah Walker, Tim E. A. Peto

Affiliation National Institute for Health Research Oxford Biomedical Research Centre, University of Oxford, Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
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Tim E. A. Peto

Contributed equally to this work with: A. Sarah Walker, Tim E. A. Peto

Affiliations National Institute for Health Research Oxford Biomedical Research Centre, University of Oxford, Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
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Asymptomatic Clostridium difficile Colonisation and Onward Transmission

David W. Eyre,
David Griffiths,
Alison Vaughan,
Tanya Golubchik,
Milind Acharya,
Lily O’Connor,
Derrick W. Crook,
A. Sarah Walker,
Tim E. A. Peto

Published: November 12, 2013
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0078445

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