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Congress Report| Volume 98, ISSUE 1, P1-3, January 2018

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Update on Clostridium difficile from the European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID), Vienna, Austria, April 22–25, 2017

  • K. Davies
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    R&D Microbiology, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds, UK

    Leeds Institute of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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  • J. Freeman
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    R&D Microbiology, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds, UK

    Leeds Institute of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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  • S. Mayor
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    Corresponding author. Address: 42a Lee Park, Blackheath, London SE3 9HZ, UK. Tel.: +44 (0)20 83180151.
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    Freelance Medical Journalist and Editor, London, UK

    Leeds Institute of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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Published:December 01, 2017DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhin.2017.11.016
      Clostridium difficile testing and epidemiology continued to be important subjects of discussion at ECCMID 2017. New data were presented showing the importance of Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) as a major contributor to the burden of hospital infections and the potential of new treatment strategies.
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