infection

C. difficile infection

Clostridioides difficile , also known as difficile infection, is a infection due to the spore-forming Clostridioides difficile. Symptoms include watery , fever, , and pain. It makes up about 20% of cases of -associated diarrhea. can contribute to detrimental changes in gut microbiota; specifically, they decrease short-chain fatty acid absorption, which results in osmotic, or watery, diarrhea. may include pseudomembranous , toxic , of the , and .

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Symptoms — what it feels like

·, fever, , pain

Causes — why it happens

·Clostridioides difficile spread by the route

How it's found

· , testing for the 's DNA or toxins

Prevention

·Hand washing, terminal room cleaning in hospital

Treatment

·, vancomycin, fidaxomicin, microbiota

Complications

·Pseudomembranous , toxic , of the ,

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