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C.diff

British  

noun

  1. short for Clostridium difficile

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C.diff occurs when patients in hospital take antibiotics which get rid of the good bacteria in their stomach, allowing the infection to reproduce and cause disease.

From BBC • May 6, 2016

Prof Baillie said C.diff is susceptible to certain polyphenols found in tea.

From BBC • May 6, 2016

The outbreak followed a period in which C.diff infection rates within the Betsi Cadwaladr board area were higher than in most other parts of Wales.

From BBC • Aug. 13, 2013

Between January and May this year there were 96 cases of C.diff infection at Glan Clwyd hospital.

From BBC • Aug. 13, 2013

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