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Pseudomembranous colitis: Not always Clostridium difficile

Derek M. Tang, MD, Nathalie H. Urrunaga, MD, MS and Erik C. Von Rosenvinge, MD
Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine May 2016, 83 (5) 361-366; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.83a.14183
Derek M. Tang
Digestive Diseases Branch, National Institut of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
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Nathalie H. Urrunaga
Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
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vol. 83 no. 5 361-366
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.83a.14183
PubMed 
27168512

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Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
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0891-1150
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1939-2869
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  • Published online May 1, 2016.

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  1. Derek M. Tang, MD⇑
  1. Digestive Diseases Branch, National Institut of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
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    Derek M. Tang, MD, Digestive Diseases Branch, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, 10 Center Drive, Building 10, 5NW-2740, Bethesda, MD 20892; tangdm{at}mail
  1. Nathalie H. Urrunaga, MD, MS
  1. Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
  1. Erik C. Von Rosenvinge, MD
  1. Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
  2. Veterans Affairs Maryland Health Care System, Baltimore, MD
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Derek M. Tang, Nathalie H. Urrunaga, Erik C. Von Rosenvinge
Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine May 2016, 83 (5) 361-366; DOI: 10.3949/ccjm.83a.14183

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Derek M. Tang, Nathalie H. Urrunaga, Erik C. Von Rosenvinge
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    • PSEUDOMEMBRANES ARE NONSPECIFIC
    • CAUSES OF NON-C DIFFICILE PSEUDOMEMBRANOUS COLITIS
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