CAN CDIFF INFECT THE SMALL INTESTINE?

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rubench
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CAN CDIFF INFECT THE SMALL INTESTINE?

Postby rubench » Tue Dec 26, 2017 11:06 am

It is assumed that Cdiff grows in anaerobic environment such as the colon, but can also affect the small intestine or only the large intestine?

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Re: CAN CDIFF INFECT THE SMALL INTESTINE?

Postby OCmama » Tue Dec 26, 2017 3:58 pm

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2664326/

Article says C. diff can infect the small intestine but doesn’t happen very frequently.


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