C. Difficile Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis and Treatment

What Is C. Difficile? Clostridium difficile, often called C. difficile or C. diff, is a bacterium that can cause symptoms ranging from diarrhea to life-threatening inflammation of the colon. As the bacteria overgrow in the human digestive tract they release toxins that attack the lining of the intestines, causing a condition called Clostridium difficile colitis. […]