About The Medical Condition Clostridium difficile
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Clostridium difficile
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What's The Definition Of The Medical Condition Clostridium difficile?
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.
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