Clostridium difficile Bacteria, LM


Light Micrograph impression smear of Clostridium difficile bacteria grown on cycloserine mannitol blood agar. Clostridium difficile, an anaerobic gram-positive rod, is the most frequently identified cause of Antibiotic-Associated Diarrhea (AAC). It accounts for approximately 15-25% of all episodes of AAC.


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