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Bacteria > Firmicutes > Clostridiales > Clostridioides > Clostridioides difficile

Preferred term

Clostridioides difficile  

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  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Clostridium difficile

Note

  • infection: coordinate with probably ENTEROCOLITIS, PSEUDOMEMBRANOUS; otherwise coordinate with CLOSTRIDIOIDES DIFFICILE INFECTIONS see CLOSTRIDIUM INFECTIONS

Scope note

  • A common inhabitant of the colon flora in human infants and sometimes in adults. The type species Clostridioides difficile is formerly known as Clostridium difficile. It is a causative agent for CLOSTRIDIOIDES INFECTIONS and is associated with PSEUDOMEMBRANOUS ENTEROCOLITIS in patients receiving antibiotic therapy.

History note

  • 2021(1991)

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D016360

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