Clarithromycin appears to be linked with Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhoea in the elderly

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Guyot, A [1 ]
Rawlins, MDM
Barrett, SP
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[1] W Middlesex Univ Hosp, Dept Microbiol, Twickenham TW7 5AF, England
[2] St Marys Hosp, Dept Pharm, London W2 1NY, England
[3] St Marys Hosp, Dept Diagnost Bacteriol, London W2 1NY, England
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10.1093/jac/46.4.642
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