Diarrhea Colitis Articles & Analysis
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About Clostridioides difficile infection (C. diff) C. diff is a bacterium that causes diarrhea and colitis (an inflammation of the colon).4 It is estimated to cause up to half a million illnesses in the US alone every year and is considered an urgent threat to public health by the CDC, and can lead to severe complications, including hospitalization, surgery, ...
Notes to editorsAbout Clostridioides difficile infection (C. diff) C. diff is a bacterium that causes diarrhea and colitis (an inflammation of the colon).6 It is estimated to cause up to half a million illnesses in the US alone every year and is considered an urgent threat to public health by the CDC, and can lead to severe complications, including ...
About Clostridioides difficile Infection Clostridioides difficile (also known as C. diff) is a bacterium that causes diarrhea and colitis (an inflammation of the colon). C. diff, impacts nearly a half a million people each year in the United States; of those impacted, up to one in five patients will experience a recurrent episode.1 In 2019, the U.S. ...
Clostridium difficile (C. diff) is a bacterium that causes diarrhea, colitis and other serious intestinal problems. According to an article from WebMD Health News “A virulent new strain of the gut bug C. diff is sweeping the U.S. ...