Clostridium difficile is the most common cause of nosocomial diarrhea in acute-care settings. Until now, the two available therapies for C. difficile-associated diarrhea (CDAD), vancomycin and ...

For the next ten days, I had diarrhea after consuming anything, even water. C. diff is contagious until 48 hours after the resolution of the diarrhea. For me, it took 13 days. During this time ...

A C. diff infection produces more severe symptoms like bloody diarrhea, weight loss, nausea, and vomiting. Loose stools usually appear within a week after you start taking the antibiotic and can ...

While many people carry C. diff in their guts without issue, the bacteria can sometimes grow out of control, triggering diarrhea and colitis (a common trigger for this is antibiotic use ...