Pseudomembranous enterocolitis/Definition

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A definition or brief description of Pseudomembranous enterocolitis.

Enterocolitis with the formation and passage of pseudomembranous material in the stools, caused by a necrolytic exotoxin made by Clostridium difficile.

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