Visitor contact precautions, or VCPs, a common bulwark against Clostridium difficile in the elderly, may make very little difference in infections when compared with small changes in normal daily ...

At the Canadian facility, between Nov. 19, 2013, and March 7, 2015, admitted patients were screened for C. diff toxin B gene with polymerase chain reaction on a rectal swab. Of the 7,599 patients ...

C. diff, which is short for Clostridioides difficile, is a type of bacteria that may cause serious problems in the digestive system. It is one of the most common causes of diarrhea linked to ...

Recurrent C. diff infection is when you contract a C. diff infection 2 to 8 weeks after completing treatment for a previous one. C. diff relapse is a recurrence of the same strain, while reinfection ...

Fever, nausea, cramping, and diarrhea — if you have ulcerative colitis (UC), you probably know that those symptoms signal a flare. The same symptoms can also be a Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) ...