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From the article: > As examples, Clostridioides difficile can be carried asymptomatically throughout life, and only cause problems in older age when the host i
by vjk800 3y ago
From the article:
> As examples, Clostridioides difficile can be carried asymptomatically throughout life, and only cause problems in older age when the host is immunocompromised and treated with antibiotics
It seems that even c. difficile is not obviously "bad" .
- refurb 3y agoI noticed this too. My comment was more around the strong connection between antibiotic use, C. difficile overgrowth and resulting harm to health. But that comment is a good point that simply the presence of a bacteria doesn’t tell you anything by itself. Reminds me of the people who harbor MRSA in their nose. MRSA can cause a serious infection, but apparently for some people it doesn’t.