How should we respond to the highly toxogenic NAP1/ribotype 027 strain of Clostridium difficile?

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Louie, TJ
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[1] Univ Calgary, Dept Med, Div Infect Dis, Calgary, AB, Canada
[2] Calgary Hlth Reg Hosp, Calgary, AB, Canada
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10.1503/cmaj.051212
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R5 [内科学];
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