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. 1985 Feb;38(2):233–234. doi: 10.1136/jcp.38.2.233

Effect of antibiotic concentration in a selective medium on the isolation of Clostridium difficile from faecal specimens.

P N Levett
PMCID: PMC499108  PMID: 3968221

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