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Erratum: Polymerase chain reaction ribotyping of Clostridium difficile isolates in Qatar: a hospital-based study

BMC Infectious Diseases volume 15, Article number: 173 (2015) Cite this article

The Original Article was published on 15 September 2014

Following publication of this article [1] we noted that we had made an error in the authorship list. The correct details can be found as above.

The authors contributions section should be updated as follows:

A.Al-T. designed this study. Wedad Saleem performed data analysis and drafted the manuscript. N. Al-A. provided assistance with data collection and manuscript revision. S.D. collected samples and clinical data, participated in the design of the study and performed the statistical analysis. G.W. was involved in the concept and design of the study and he analysed the data. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.

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    Al-Thani AA, Hamdi WS, Al-Ansari NA, Doiphode SH. Polymerase chain reaction ribotyping of Clostridium difficile isolates in Qatar: a hospital-based study. BMC Infectious Diseases. 2014;14:502.

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  1. Health Sciences Department, College of Arts and Sciences, Biomedical Research Center, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar

    Asma A Al-Thani & Wedad S Hamdi

  2. Department of Laboratory medicine and Pathology, Al-Khor Hospital, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar

    Naser A Al-Ansari, Sanjay H Doiphode & Godwin Justus Wilson

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Al-Thani, A.A., Hamdi, W.S., Al-Ansari, N.A. et al. Erratum: Polymerase chain reaction ribotyping of Clostridium difficile isolates in Qatar: a hospital-based study. BMC Infect Dis 15, 173 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-015-0866-3

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