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Listen here and listen well
To the story that I will tell
There are worlds inside us all
Filled with creatures very small

All along our intestines
Bacteria are your friend and mine
Helping us to digest food
And most of them are pretty cool dudes

An ecosystem inside of you, together they play well
But one bug left on its own will make you feel like hell

If there was a way to tell
To keep the population well
Catching people who are colonized
We could open up our eyes
to Clostridium difficile, Clostridium difficile
C. difficile

Infections come in many types
From salmonella to E. Coli
Antibiotics are prescribed
To cause massive bacteriocide

C. Difficile can sometimes be
A rebel of the first degree
Resistant to many antibiotics
This little bug can be quite chaotic

With all the others gone, any resistant strains run free
It’s the worst version of a teenager’s house party

If there was a way to tell
To keep the population well
Catching people who are colonized
We could open up our eyes
to Clostridium difficile, Clostridium difficile
C. difficile

I’ve been searching for a protein
To change the C. diff. testing scene
Clearer results in shorter times
Just read right here between these lines!

Now your doc has no prediction
Of how you’ll react to your prescription
Without a fast method of detection
The pills can induce a C. diff. infection

Imagine if your doctor had a quick and easy test...
(I could decide which antibiotic was best!)

If there was a way to tell
To keep the population well
Catching people who are colonized
We could open up our eyes

If there was a way to tell
To keep the population well
Catching people who are colonized
We could open up our eyes
Clostridium difficile, Clostridium difficile
Oh, C. difficile