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- proper noun A taxonomic
species within thegenus Clostridium — a particularbacterium which can be fatal to humans, associated with hospital-acquired infections.
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The superbug Clostridium difficile, commonly known as C. difficile, spread beyond acute-care facilities to a rehabilitation centre where patients have been transferred from the network of Niagara region hospitals at the centre of the deadly outbreak.
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