Clostridium difficile Flashcards
1
Q
shape
A
- gram (+) bacilli
- obligate anaerobe
- spore-former
2
Q
associated with
A
taking antibiotics and with hospitals
3
Q
the most frequent cause of
A
hospitalized patients
4
Q
pseudomembranous colitis is caused by
A
enterotoxins (A-B) that cause necrosis of the epithelial cell lining the colon
5
Q
what forms pseudomembranes
A
dead epithelial cells, exudate, dead neutrophils and bactera
6
Q
treatment of C diff
A
fecal microbiota transplants
