Clostridioides difficile infection

Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI or C-diff), also known as Clostridium difficile infection, is a symptomatic infection caused by the spore-forming bacterium Clostridioides difficile.^[1] Symptoms include watery diarrhea, fever, nausea, and abdominal pain.

It makes up about 20% of cases of antibiotic-associated diarrhea. Problems caused by this infection are pseudomembranous colitis, toxic megacolon, perforation of the colon, and sepsis.

Clostridioides difficile infection is spread by bacterial spores found within feces.

References

↑ Guh AY, Kutty PK (October 2018). "Clostridioides difficile Infection". Annals of Internal Medicine. 169 (7): ITC49–ITC64. doi:10.7326/AITC201810020. PMC 6524133. PMID 30285209.

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[1] Guh AY, Kutty PK (October 2018). "Clostridioides difficile Infection". Annals of Internal Medicine. 169 (7): ITC49–ITC64. doi:10.7326/AITC201810020. PMC 6524133. PMID 30285209.

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