Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Understanding C. diff infection

Clostridioides difficile is a bacterium that causes an infection of the large intestine. The bacterium is often referred to as C. difficile or C. diff. Some people carry C. diff bacteria in their intestines but never become ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Cases of recurrent Clostridium difficile infection are soaring

Intestinal infection with the bacterium Clostridium difficile is the most frequent healthcare-linked infection in the United States. Each year it afflicts about half a million Americans, causes tens of thousands of deaths, ...

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