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Clostridium difficile. Colonization and toxin production in a cohort of patients with malignant hematologic disorders
Abstract
We examined 45 (80%) of 56 consecutive adult patients with malignant hematologic disorders who were hospitalized during a 15-week period at Emory University Hospital, Atlanta. Stool samples for Clostridium difficile culture and cytotoxin assay were obtained on admission and then weekly during each patient’s hospitalization.… Read more