According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) accounts for 15% to 25% of all cases of antibiotic-associated diarrhea. The bacterium lives in ...

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 1 in 6 people experience a recurring infection within 2 to 8 weeks of the initial infection. There are two types of recurring C ...

Many people who have C. diff have recurrent infections, and the symptoms of a recurrence are broadly similar to those of the original infection. Learn more.

C. diff is a type of bacterium that can cause gastrointestinal symptoms, ... Up to 70% of infants have C. diff at birth, reports the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

C. diff is a horrible disease that can cause significant morbidity. It can and often does recur and kills around 30,000 Americans every year. We have made progress in prevention and treatment, but ...

Medically reviewed by Lindsey Waldman, MD, RD A C. diff (Clostridioides difficile ) diet may help alleviate diarrhea (the ...

Vancomycin may be losing effectiveness against C. diff By Ernie Mundell, HealthDay Reporter In the early 2000s, vancomycin cleared up nearly 100% of C. difficile cases but more recently that cure ...