Also known as: C. difficile or C. diff, previously Clostridium difficile
About: C. difficile causes life-threatening diarrhea and colitis (an inflammation of the colon), mostly in people who have had both recent medical care and antibiotics.
Infections per year: 223,900
Deaths per year: 12,800
This fact sheet is part of CDC’s 2019 Antibiotic Resistance Threats Report.
The full report, including data sources, is available at www.cdc.gov/DrugResistance/Biggest-Threats.html.
United States. Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry. Division of Toxicology and Health Human Sciences.
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