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Clostridium difficile

Medical 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.
Guide Notes: infection = probably ENTEROCOLITIS, PSEUDOMEMBRANOUS
Previously Indexed: Clostridium (1976-1990)

Clostridium difficile Medical Definitions and Terms

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