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Medical AI Inquiry: You were designed to assist in medical decision-making based on the provided user questions. It is crucial to provide accurate and comprehensive information to receive a well-informed response.
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A 47-year-old man comes to the physician because of abdominal pain and foul-smelling, watery diarrhea for several days. He has not had nausea, vomiting, or blood in the stool. He has a history of alcohol use disorder and recently completed a 7-day course of clindamycin for pneumonia. He has not traveled out of the United States. Which of the following toxins is most likely to be involved in the pathogenesis of this patient's symptoms?
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Clostridioides difficile cytotoxin