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Jul 10, 2024 · Clostridium difficile (C. diff) is a highly contagious bacterial infection of the colon. It's typically caused by taking certain antibiotics, which can interfere with the balance...

Clostridioides difficile (klos-TRID-e-oi-deez dif-uh-SEEL) is a bacterium that causes an infection of the colon, the longest part of the large intestine. Symptoms can range from diarrhea to life-threatening damage to the colon. The bacterium is often called C. difficile or C. diff.

May 31, 2007 · For almost three decades, physicians have recognized that C. difficile (C. diff) infection is the main cause of bacterial diarrhea during or following antibiotic treatment of other infections. Outbreaks of C. diff infection have been reported in many countries around the …

Clostridium difficile (C. difficile) is a bacterium that can cause diarrhea that does not improve. 1 Symptoms include watery stool, abdominal pain, and fever, and patients may go on to develop...

Clostridioides difficile, or C. diff, is a highly contagious bacterium that causes diarrhea and colitis. It often infects people who’ve recently taken antibiotics. Antibiotics that kill other bacteria in your gut but don’t kill C. diff allow it to quickly grow out of control. You have to …

C. difficile --associated disease (CDAD) ranges in severity from mild diarrhea to fulminant colitis and death. Antimicrobial use is the primary risk factor for development of CDAD because it disrupts normal bowel flora and promotes C. difficile overgrowth.

BY Clostridium difficile –associated diarrhea (CDAD) can be associated with a wide spectrum of signs and symptoms ranging from mild diarrhea to life-threatening complications.

Objectives: To review and summarize the status of diagnosis, epidemiology, infection control, and treatment of Clostridium difficile-associated disease (CDAD).

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