In contrast, a third of those on the placebo had diarrhea, and 17 percent came down with a case of C. difficile.

相比之下，服下了安慰剂的倒有三分之一的产生腹泻症状，17%的有梭状芽孢杆菌。

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Results showed 2-methyl butyric acid was the characteristic product of C. difficile and was wrong identified as isovaleric acid by others.

结果表明2-甲基丁酸是艰难梭菌的特征性产物，以前曾被其他作者错误地鉴定为异戊酸。

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I ordered the antibiotic stopped - but not in time to prevent the patient from developing a severe diarrheal infection called C. difficile colitis, often caused by antibiotics.

我把抗生素从治疗中停掉—但不久又不得不重新使用，因为病人因羧状芽孢杆菌感染出现了严重的腹泻，这通常是由抗生素滥用造成的。

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By comparing the genetic code of batches of C. difficile, researchers can work out how related different batches of C. difficile are.

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The new killer bug C. difficile has flourished because older antibiotics killed off the healthy bacteria that normally live in the intestine, clearing the way for toxic C. difficile to take over.

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In adults, C. difficile infection is associated with diarrhea and unpleasant side effects, and while babies don't seem to be as affected by the bacteria, the presence of C. difficile could push out the Escherichia and Shigella that are so critical to developing a strong and healthy immune system.

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