Clostridium difficile testing: after 20 years, still challenging

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Wilkins, TD [1 ]
Lyerly, DM [1 ]
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[1] TechLab Inc, Corp Res Ctr, Res & Dev, Blacksburg, VA 24060 USA
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10.1128/JCM.41.2.531-534.2003
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Q93 [微生物学];
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071005 ; 100705 ;
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