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|Articles|October 7, 2008
New Thoughts on Antibiotics and Community-Acquired C. diff
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Sheryl Ubelacker, a reporter for The Canadian Press, is reporting today on a study indicating that antibiotics may not be the villains they are made out to be related to community-acquired infection with Clostridium difficile. To read the complete article,
Sources: The Canadian Press and the Canadian Medical Association
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