RT Book, Section
A1 Zayas, Jose
A1 Rathore, Mobeen H.
A2 Rudolph, Colin D.
A2 Rudolph, Abraham M.
A2 Lister, George E.
A2 First, Lewis R.
A2 Gershon, Anne A.
SR Print(0)
ID 7025051
T1 Chapter 250. Clostridial Infections
T2 Rudolph's Pediatrics, 22e
YR 2011
FD 2011
PB The McGraw-Hill Companies
PP New York, NY
SN 978-0-07-149723-7
LK accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=7025051
RD 2024/04/19
AB Clostridium  difficile  is  a  spore-forming,  obligate  anaerobic,  Gram-positive  bacillus,  which  can  spread  via  the  fecal-oral  route.  The  most  common  manifestation  of  Clostridium  difficile–associated  disease  (CDAD)  is  mediated  by  toxins  A  and  B.1,2