Colitis: Causes, Diagnosis and Treatment

Clostridium difficile and its toxin-producing strains are the most common causative agents of Clostridium difficile infections. It is an inflammatory bowel disease predominantly caused by prior antibiotic treatment. The use of broad-spectrum antibiotics suppresses bacterial intestinal microflora and causes overgrowth of the Clostridium difficile, and often occurs in immunocompromised, older and po...