Clostridium difficile –– now called Clostridioides difficile ––is a Gram-positive spore-forming bacteria and part of the normal gut microflora in humans.

Integrated Meta-omics Reveals a Fungus-Associated Bacteriome and Distinct Functional Pathways in Clostridioides difficile Infection. mSphere, 2019; 4 (4) DOI: 10.1128/mSphere.00454-19 ...

The study of Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) continues to reveal intricate details of its pathogenesis, epidemiology and potential novel therapies. Research has elucidated how the bacterium ...

Clostridium difficile, also known as C. diff, is a bacteria that spreads easily, is 'immune' to disinfectants and kills about six percent of people it infects — mostly older adults.

Clostridium difficile, a bacterium known to cause symptoms from diarrhea to life-threatening colon damage, is part of a growing epidemic for the elderly and hospitalized patients. Biologists have ...

Clostridium difficile Infection Perspective AGE in Kids: Do You Need to Find the Etiology? Finding the causative agent in gastroenteritis is now possible, but is it useful?

Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) is inflammation of the colon caused by a bacteria called clostridium difficile and is the most common cause of infectious diarrhea in hospitalized patients.

Bacteria in the human gut microbiome maintain a delicate balance, where beneficial bacteria keep potentially harmful microbes in check. Antibiotic treatment can disrupt this harmony, allowing ...

A 70-year-old woman with a history of Clostridium difficile infection returned to the clinic with abdominal pain and diarrhea. Three stool samples were negative for C. difficile and WBCs.

Up to 5.7% of people in the hospital with ulcerative colitis have a C. diff infection. You may have heard the infection referred to as Clostridium difficile. The name was changed in 2016.

Clostridium difficile Infection Perspective Two Simple Ways to Improve Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases Recent data support taking a hard look at clinical practices surrounding diagnostic testing ...