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: 04/12/2010
Reviewed By: Linda J. Vorvick, MD, Medical Director, MEDEX Northwest Division of
Physician Assistant Studies, University of Washington, School of
Medicine; George F Longstreth, MD, Department of Gastroenterology,
Kaiser Permanente Medical Care Program, San Diego, California. Also
reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org)
