C. difficile takes advantage of this situation and spreads rapidly in the colon, releasing toxins that cause watery and, eventually, bloody diarrhea, according to the Cleveland Clinic.

C. difficile takes advantage of this situation and spreads rapidly in the colon, releasing toxins that cause watery and, eventually, bloody diarrhea, according to the Cleveland Clinic.

Clostridium difficile bacteria, 3D illustration. Spore-forming bacteria that cause pseudomembraneous colitis and are associated with nosocomial antibiotic resistance Facebook ...

Introduction. Clostridium difficile is a gram-positive, spore-forming, anaerobic bacillus that was first described in 1935 but has become one of the most important causes of diarrhea in hospitalized ...

The incidence of C. difficile trended downward from 5.76 per 10,000 patient-days to 5.65, but did not reduce enough to garner statistical significance.

About 500,000 C. difficile infections occur in the U.S. each year, and 15,000 people die from it, the Cleveland Clinic says. Currently, ...

PHOENIX — A video clip depicting the transmission of Clostridioides difficile won the film festival at the Association for Professionals in Infection Prevention and Epidemiology annual meeting.

Health Canada approved fecal transplants for recurrent Clostridium difficile (C. difficile) infections in 2015. Impacting the colon, these infections lead to diarrhea and, if recurring ...

Box 1. Guidelines for current treatment of Clostridium difficile infection. Antiperistaltic agents and opiates should be avoided. In general, strive to use antibiotics covering a spectrum no ...

Fecal Transplant Potential First-Line Treatment For C. Difficile Infection By Dennis Thompson HealthDay ReporterFRIDAY, June 20, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A fecal transplant performs as well as ...