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C. difficile colitis is associated most strongly with the use of the following antibiotics: fluoroquinolones, cephalosporins, and clindamycin. Some research suggests the routine use of antibiotics in the raising of livestock is contributing to outbreaks of bacterial infections such as C. difficile.
Dr. Baxter is an infectious disease specialist at Kaiser Permanente Medical Center in Oakland, California. He pointed to the urgency of identifying which agents are most likely to cause C difficile because it is the most common cause of hospital-acquired antibiotic-associated diarrhea.