C. Difficile (Clostridium Difficile)

OUR LAW FIRM ONLY HANDLES CASES WHERE THE HOSPITAL OR DOCTOR FAILED TO DIAGNOSE A C. DIFFICILE INFECTION.

Clostridium difficile (C. difficile) is a bacterium that causes diarrhea and more serious intestinal conditions such as colitis.
They are diseases that result from C. difficile infections such as Colitis, more serious instestinal conditions, sepsis, and rarely death.
C. difficile infection (CDI) is mostly healthcare-associated (approximately 80%).

The majority of human cases of CDI occur in association with inpatient stays in hospitals and long-term care facilities.
The majority of cases occur among the elderly, but other people, including children, with other illnesses or conditions that weaken the immune system are at greater risk of acquiring this disease.
The main way C. difficile is spread is among patients in healthcare facilities through contact with bacteria found in feces of infected patients. People can become infected if they touch items or surfaces that are contaminated with feces and then touch their mouth or mucous membranes. Healthcare workers can spread the bacteria to other patients or contaminate surfaces through hand contact.

A new strain of C. difficile has surfaced that produces 20 times the toxin and has a higher mortality rate.

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