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Clostridium difficile
/ ˌdɪfɪˈsiːl; dɪˈfɪsɪli /
noun
- See C.diff, C.difficilea faecal organism endemic in hospitals and responsible for the majority of hospital-acquired cases of diarrhoea in elderly patients sometimes shortened to C.difficile C.diff
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