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What are the symptoms of clostridium difficile infection?

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Dr. Reid Blackwelder answered

Specializes in Family Medicine

Fever diarrhea: C. Difficile is a common bacteria that causes problems when the norm/friendly gut bacteria is weakened or gone due to antibiotics usually. Symptoms are abdominal pain, fever, diarrhea, often with blood present. It can be a serious and even deadly infection, so please get checked if you have these symptoms.

Answered 4/27/2019

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