Clostridium difficile colitis
MONDO:0000705Mondo
Findings
No curated finding names Clostridium difficile colitis yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
A bacterial infection of the colon secondary to infection with Clostridium difficile bacteria. This infection generally results from the loss of normal gut flora secondary to recent antibiotic use, and manifests as copious watery stools, with associated abdominal pain and myalgia. C. difficile is the most common cause of pseudomembranous colitis, and can progress to toxic megacolon if left untreated.
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0000705), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
Where it sits
Other names
6 names
Resolves to: Clostridium difficile colitis
- Also called
- C. diff colitisC. diff infectionClostridioides difficile caused colitis (disease)Clostridioides difficile colitis (disease)Clostridium difficile infectionpseudomembranous colitis