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Clostridium difficile
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Definition
: A common inhabitant of the colon flora in human infants and sometimes in adults. It produces a toxin that causes pseudomembranous enterocolitis (ENTEROCOLITIS, PSEUDOMEMBRANOUS) in patients receiving antibiotic therapy.
infection
See Also
Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous
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*Aminoglycosides
Clostridium difficile/drug effects.
J Med Microbiol. 2011 Aug;60(Pt 8):1213-7