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Clostridium Difficile And Psuedomembranous Colitis
Clostridium difficle is a rod shaped gram positive bacteria.
Clostridium difficile is anaerobic and also a spore former, which allows it
to live in the environment for months until it is orally transmitted into
its host. Clostridium difficile causes psuedomembranous colitis, and
antibiotic associated colitis. It produces three toxins Cytotoxin or toxin
B which causes cell death, Enterotoxin or toxin A that causes cellular
damage and inflammation of the colon, and a third toxin causing increased
myoelectric activity in the colon, which causes diarrhea.
Clostridi ....
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