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Can a cdiff infection act up then go away. then couple days later act up again and go away?
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Yes, but serious.: Clostridium difficile is a bowel infection typically triggered when other germs killed off by antibiotics. The lab tests miss it 50% of the time (compared to colonoscopic testing). Often has a up and down course early on. Treatment of it can damp it down but not totally get rid of it and then it pops back http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/c-difficile/basics/causes/con-20029664
Answered 5/10/2014
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