C.DIFF
Clostridioides difficile(also known asC. diff) is a bacterium that causes diarrhea and colitis (an inflammation of the colon).
It’s estimated to causealmost half a million illnessesin the United States each year.
About1 in 5 patientswho getC. diffwill get it again.
Within a month of diagnosis,1 in 11 people over age 65died of a healthcare-associatedC. diffinfection.
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