C. difficile Infection: An Urgent Threat

C. diff Infection: An Urgent Threat

CLOSTRIDIOIDES DIFFICILE INFECTION DECLARED
AN URGENT PUBLIC HEALTH THREAT1

CDC = US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

aCDC defines urgent threats as those that may not be currently widespread but have the potential to become so and require urgent public health attention to identify infections and to limit transmission.1

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