title: CAGS Clinical Practice Committee report: the science of Clostridium difficile and surgery.
authors.affiliation: For the CAGS Clinical Practice Committee.
authors.forename: Shahzeer
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Karmali
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Laffin
authors.forename: Christopher
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: de Gara
mesh_terms: D016360:Clostridioides difficile / Q000502:physiology; D003015:Clostridium Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D004761:Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy