Clostridium difficile infection is a major source of illness in the United States (1).
What does C. Diff stand for?
C. Diff stands for Clostridium difficile (bacterium; also seen as C. Difficile)
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Enzyme immunoassay (EIA)testing for toxigenic Clostridium difficile has become standard in U.
Background Clostridium difficile (CD) is implicated in 20 to 30% of patients with antibiotic-associated diarrhoea, in 50 to 70% of those with antibiotic-associated colitis and in more than 90% of those with antibiotic-associated pseudomembranous colitis.
THE number of people dying from Clostridium Difficile on Teesside doubled last year, according to figures released today.
The study was based on hospitalization data from 2000-2005 and estimated an increase in Clostridium difficile diagnoses by nearly 160,000 in that time period, to a high of about 291,300 in 2005.