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- - Clostridium difficile is the leading cause of hospital-related infectious diarrhea.
- - Standard treatment usually involves the antibiotics metronidazole or vancomycin.
- - Some patients may experience relapses or recurrent infections, making treatment challenging.
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Clostridium difficile is the most common cause of nosocomial infectious diarrhea that is usually treated adequately with standard treatment of metronidazole or vancomycin. Relapse or recurrent infection can occur in certain patients and this can be very difficult to treat.
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