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Clostridioides (Clostridium) difficile

A silent nosocomial pathogen

Ibrahim A. Al-Zahrani
Saudi Medical Journal September 2023, 44 (9) 825-835; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2023.44.9.20230216
Ibrahim A. Al-Zahrani
From the Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, King Abdulaziz University, and from the Special Infectious Agents Unit-Biosafety Level-3, King Fahad Medical Research Centre, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
MSc, PhD
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vol. 44 no. 9 825-835
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2023.44.9.20230216
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37717961

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1658-3175
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  • Published online September 17, 2023.

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  1. Ibrahim A. Al-Zahrani, MSc, PhD⇑
  1. From the Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, King Abdulaziz University, and from the Special Infectious Agents Unit-Biosafety Level-3, King Fahad Medical Research Centre, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
  1. Address correspondence and reprint request to: Dr. Ibrahim A. Al-Zahrani, Medical Laboratory Sciences Department, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. E-mail: iaalzahrani1{at}kau.edu.sa
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