Clostridium difficile
"Clostridium difficile" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A common inhabitant of the colon flora in human infants and sometimes in adults. It produces a toxin that causes pseudomembranous enterocolitis (ENTEROCOLITIS, PSEUDOMEMBRANOUS) in patients receiving antibiotic therapy.
| Descriptor ID |
D016360
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B03.300.390.400.200.250 B03.353.625.375.500.250 B03.510.415.400.200.250
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| Concept/Terms |
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