Answer:
Clostridium difficile is the most common bacterial infection that affects the elderly in long-term care facilities following the use of antibiotics.
Explanation:
Clostridium difficile are pathogens that affect the large intestine and cause diarrhea. The infection can become life-threatening if left unattended. The Clostridium difficile spread by touching various surfaces, food, objects, etc that have been contaminated by the feces of an infected person.
Normally humans have resistance to such bacterial pathogens and various microbes in the body compete against Clostridium difficile. But when the person has been consuming antibiotics such beneficial bacteria or competitors of Clostridium difficile are killed which allows them to attack and infect the person when they stop consuming antibiotics.
Note: Your question appears to be incomplete, but most probably it should have been “What is a bacterial infection common to older adults in hospitals or long-term care facilities, typically following the use of antibiotics that wipe out competing bacteria. It causes diarrhea and can lead to inflammation of the colon.”
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