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| | #REDIRECT[[Clostridium difficile]] |
| {{Clostridium difficile}}
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| <span style="color:red">'''For more details about the conditions that are associated with the development of ''C. difficile'' infection (e.g. list of antibiotics), click [[Clostridium difficile risk factors|here]]'''</span><br><br>
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| {{CMG}}; {{AE}} {{YD}}
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| ==Overview==
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| ''C. difficile'' infection is caused by ''Clostridium difficile'', a spore-forming, toxin-producing, oligate anaerobic, gram-positive bacillus.
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| ==Cause of Clostridium difficile infection==
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| ''C. difficile'' infection is caused by ''Clostridium difficile''. ''C. difficile'' has the following characteristic features:
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| *Bacillus
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| *Gram-positive
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| *Obligate anaerobe
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| *Spore-forming (spores are acid-, heat-, and antibiotic-resistant)
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| *Toxin-producing (exotoxins A and B)
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| *Motile<br>
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| ''C. difficile'' is difficult to isolate and grow in cultures. Because the organism is very sensitive to oxygen (obligate anaerobe), spore formation is essential for the organism to be transmitted from one host to another.
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| ==References==
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| {{Reflist|2}}
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| [[Category:Disease]]
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| [[Category:Gastroenterology]]
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| [[Category:Infectious disease]]
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| [[Category:Bacterial diseases]]
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| {{WH}}
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| {{WS}}
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