The Epidemiology of Clostridium difficile with Use of a Typing Scheme: Nosocomial Acquisition and Cross-Infection Among Immunocompromised Patients

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Journal Article The Epidemiology of Clostridium difficile with Use of a Typing Scheme: Nosocomial Acquisition and Cross-Infection Among Immunocompromised Patients Get access S. R. Heard, S. R. Heard Department of Medical Microbiology and the ICRF Department of Medical Oncology, St. Bartholomew's Hospital Medical College, London, England Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar S. O'Farrell, S. O'Farrell Department of Medical Microbiology and the ICRF Department of Medical Oncology, St. Bartholomew's Hospital Medical College, London, England Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar D. Holland, D. Holland Department of Medical Microbiology and the ICRF Department of Medical Oncology, St. Bartholomew's Hospital Medical College, London, England Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar S. Crook, S. Crook Department of Medical Microbiology and the ICRF Department of Medical Oncology, St. Bartholomew's Hospital Medical College, London, England Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar M. J. Barnett, M. J. Barnett Department of Medical Microbiology and the ICRF Department of Medical Oncology, St. Bartholomew's Hospital Medical College, London, England Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar S. Tabaqchali S. Tabaqchali Department of Medical Microbiology and the ICRF Department of Medical Oncology, St. Bartholomew's Hospital Medical College, London, England Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar The Journal of Infectious Diseases, Volume 153, Issue 1, January 1986, Pages 159–162, https://doi.org/10.1093/infdis/153.1.159 Published: 01 January 1986 Article history Received: 23 April 1985 Revision received: 05 August 1985 Published: 01 January 1986