what are the significant characteristics of patients with clostridium difficile
Clostridium difficile has been implicated in up to 25% of antibiotic-associated diarrhea and nearly all bacterial cases of hospital-acquired diarrhea (6, 10). The spectrum of disease can range from uncomplicated diarrhea to pseudomembranous colitis, toxic megacolon, sepsis with associated organ failure, and even death.