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 ...

C. difficile is a bacterium that can cause infection with symptoms ranging from diarrhea to deadly colon damage. It spreads quickly via its hard-to-kill spores and commonly infects vulnerable ...

Mild diarrhea is defined as being tolerable and not interfering with planned activities. Antibiotics are generally avoided because of the risk of contributing to the spread of antibiotic-resistant ...

difficile developed by Pfizer failed in a late-stage trial in 2022. Advt C. difficile can cause severe diarrhea and even deadly colon damage. The infections spread quickly, most often affecting ...

The Peggy Lillis Foundation (PLF) for C. diff Education & Advocacy has announced its schedule of events for National C. diff Awareness Month, which takes place every November. This year's ...

Acute C. difficile infection is a serious condition that can lead to severe diarrhea, pseudomembranous colitis (inflammation ...

C. diff exacts damage on several fronts. It hangs out in our gut, where it can produce toxins that cause problems such as diarrhea. But it also exists as spores that live outside the body ...

diff) Awareness month. C. diff is a public health threat that causes around 500,000 infections every year, leading to diarrhea and colitis in patients who become infected. C. diff Awareness Month is ...

A vaccine for C. difficile developed by Pfizer PFE.Nfailed in a late-stage trial in 2022. C. difficile can cause severe diarrhea and even deadly colon damage. The infections spread quickly, most often ...

With no approved vaccines to date, C. diff causes nearly 30,000 deaths each year in the US, and recurrent infections with the bacterium make up 10%-15% of all hospital-treated infections.

C. difficile can cause severe diarrhea and even deadly colon damage. The infections spread quickly, most often affecting people taking antibiotics and patients in hospitals or nursing homes.