These toxins damage the lining of the colon and can cause a significant infection. Even a short course of antibiotics may lead to a C. diff infection, especially in people with weakened immune systems ...

Affecting roughly half a million Americans each year, bacterial infections caused by Clostridioides difficile—commonly known as C. diff—are a serious and persistent problem for patients and hospitals ...

There are about half a million C. diff infections every year in the United States. About 30,000 people die from them annually. But if you’ve had C. diff, you’re more likely to get it again. About 1 in ...

Researchers at the University of Virginia School of Medicine have identified immune cells vital for protecting us from potentially fatal C. difficile infection. Surprisingly, those cells are often ...

Affecting roughly half a million Americans each year, bacterial infections caused by Clostridioides difficile - commonly known as C. diff - are a serious and persistent problem for patients and ...