The bacterium C. difficile causes one of the most common infections in hospitals and nursing homes. After climbing for decades, the rate of new infections is now falling.

Clostridium difficile infections elevate the risks for colectomy, mortality and postoperative complications after a colectomy for patients with ulcerative colitis, according to NEJM Journal Watch.

Health & Science Infections by C.diff bacteria are on the rise and can cause serious problems October 16, 2017 More than 7 years ago Summary ...

C. diff. is found in the colon and can cause diarrhea and a more serious intestinal condition known as colitis. It is spread by spores in feces. The spores are difficult to kill with most ...

The bacterium Clostridium difficile — otherwise known as C. diff — spreads within intensive care units more than three times as much as previously thought, according to a study published on ...

Q: When do we put a resident on isolation when we suspect a Clostridium difficile (C. diff) infection, and when can we remove the isolation? A: Residents should be placed on contact precautions ...

I got C. diff from antibiotics for a sinus infection, and I had diarrhea for 13 days. Ironically, the treatment was another antibiotic, vancomycin.

Crestone's med stopped C. diff’s notorious comebacks: Just 4% of patients who received it had their infections return, compared to 23% for vancomycin.

Hundreds of thousands of people suffer from a bacterial infection in their intestines that could be life-threatening.

Is a fecal transplant an option? A: For those who are not familiar, C. diff is short for Clostridioides difficile, a potentially life-threatening bacterium.

Researchers say antibiotics don't always work against clostridioides difficile (C. diff) because of their interaction with gut bacteria. Here's some treatments to try to battle these infections.

Amid National C. Diff Awareness Month, Christian John Lillis, cofounder and executive director of the Peggy Lillis Foundation for C. Diff Education & Advocacy, explains the foundation's "See C ...