Which of the following bacterium is associated with antibiotic-associated diarrhea?
a. Clostridium difficle
b. Salmonella
c. Escherichia coli
d. Helicobacter pylori
a. Clostridium difficle-associated disease occurs when the normal intestinal flora is altered, allowing the bacteria to flourish in the intestinal tract and is the major cause of pseudomembranous colitis and antibiotic-associated diarrhea. This bacterium was given this name because of the difficulty researchers had in its isolation.
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