What is Clostridioides difficile infection?
{{italictitle}} '''''Clostridioides difficile'' infection''' ('''CDI''' or '''C-diff'''), also known as '''''Clostridium difficile'' infection''', is a symptomatic [[infection]] caused by the [[bacterial spores|spore]]-forming bacterium ''[[Clostridioides difficile (bacteria)|Clostridioides difficile]]''.<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Guh AY, Kutty PK | title = Clostridioides difficile Infection | journal = Annals of Internal Medicine | volume = 169 | issue = 7 | pages = ITC49–ITC64 | date = October 2018 | pmid = 30285209 | pmc = 6524133 | doi = 10.7326/AITC201810020 }}</ref> Symptoms include watery [[diarrhea]], fever, nausea, and [[abdominal pain]]. It makes up about 20% of cases of [[antibiotic-associated diarrhea]]. Problems caused by this infection are [[colitis|pseudomembranous colitis]], [[toxic megacolon]], [[perforation of the colon]], and [[sepsis]]. ''Clostridioides difficile'' infection is spread by bacterial spores found within [[feces]]. ==References== {{reflist}} {{med-stub}} [[Category:Infectious diseases]]