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Case Report: Persistent Clostridium difficile Colitis: A Possible Etiology for the Development of Collagenous Colitis

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    M. Akram Khan, Elizabeth M. Brunt, Walter E. Longo & Michael E. Presti

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Khan, M.A., Brunt, E.M., Longo, W.E. et al. Case Report: Persistent Clostridium difficile Colitis: A Possible Etiology for the Development of Collagenous Colitis. Dig Dis Sci 45, 998–1001 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1005593628991

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