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DescriptionPseudomembranous colitis is a complication of antibiotic therapy caused when a normal intestinal bacteria, Clostridium difficile, overgrows. The antibiotic kills other normal intestinal bacteria that keep Clostridium difficile in check.

   Pseudomembranous Colitis

DescriptionPseudomembranous colitis is a complication of antibiotic therapy caused when a normal intestinal bacteria, Clostridium difficile, overgrows. The antibiotic kills other normal intestinal bacteria that keep Clostridium difficile in check.

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