Organisms

Clostridioides difficile

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.

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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.

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1 entry terms
  • Clostridium difficile

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15 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings chemistry, classification, cytology, drug effects, enzymology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pathogenicity, physiology, radiation effects, ultrastructure, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

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

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History Note

2021(1991)

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Previous Indexing

  • Clostridium (1976-1990)

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  1. B03w.353w.626w.500

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QW 127.5.C5

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Clostridioides difficile. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D016360. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D016360
  2. Clostridioides difficile. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q310543