Nearly half a million Americans suffer from C. difficile infections in single year
Clostridium difficile (C. difficile) caused almost half a million infections among patients in the United States in a single year, according to a new study released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). C. difficile causes an inflammation of the colon and deadly diarrhea.
Media Type: Html
- SourceUrl: http://www.cdc.gov/media/DPK/2015/dpk-deadly-diarrhea.html
- Syndication ID: 12872
- Language: English
- Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- Date Syndication Captured: Monday, May 23, 2016 at 11:03 PM
- Date Syndication Updated: Saturday, August 29, 2026 at 02:05 AM
Tags
General:
incidence
burden
Diarrhea
HAI
CDI
C.diff
C. difficile
C. diff
Clostridium difficile
cdiff
see diff
deadly diarrheal infection
healthcare-associated infection
half a million infections
Embed Code Snippet
To get the embed code snippet please Login.
