RT Journal A1 Hampton T T1 ERadicating c difficile JF JAMA JO JAMA YR 2012 FD December 12 VO 308 IS 22 SP 2326 OP 2326 DO 10.1001/jama.2012.111751 UL http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.2012.111751 AB Mice in the study were infected with a persistent form of C difficile that consistently relapsed to a high level of shedding or contagiousness after the animals were treated with a range of antibiotics.