Clostridium difficile organism
From DrKoop's partner site on diet and exercise, MyDietExercise.com
Clostridium difficile is a bacterium commonly found in the intestinal tract but which, under the right circumstances such as after or during antibiotics therapy, can be the cause of enterocolitis. (Image courtesy of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.)
Review Date: 05/03/2006  advertisement
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