What Antibotic Causes C-Diff?

Posted on Sun, 15 Jul 2018

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Question : What antibotics cause C-Diff?

Answered by Dr. Dr.Dorina Gurabardhi (38 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Antibiotics that cause clostridium difficile explained below.

Detailed Answer:

Hello,

Actually, any antibiotic can cause Clostridium difficile infection.
Although, there are some antibiotics, which are known about this side effect.
Some of them are:
- Clindamicin
- Levofloxacin,ciprofloxacin
- Cephalosporin
- Penicillin

Hope my answer was helpful.
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Kind regards!
Dr.Dorina Gurabardhi
General &Family Physician

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