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Behavioral change challenges in limiting fluoroquinolone and extended-spectrum cephalosporins to prevent Clostridioides difficile disease

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 August 2020

Christopher J. Graber*
Affiliation:
Infectious Diseases Section, Veterans’ Affairs Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, Los Angeles, California David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, California
*
Author for correspondence: Christopher J. Graber, E-mail: [email protected]

Abstract

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