Increase in use of vancomycin for Clostridium difficile infection in US hospitals.

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol

Department of Pharmacotherapy and Outcomes Science, School of Pharmacy, Virginia Commonwealth University Medical College of Virginia Campus, Richmond, Virginia 23298-0533, USA.

Published: August 2010

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