What IS C. diff.?

Full name: colostridium difficile

For those of you who have been wondering what all the fuss is about, here are some authoritative links:

Mayo Clinic

Medline Plus

Centers for Disease Control

C. diff. even has its own Web site:

cdifficile.org

Here are some of my recent posts about C. diff. You can find more under these categories: Germs and Hospitals.

Another cancer blogger who has been battling C. diff. along with cancer, Ann at But Doctor I Hate Pink.

 

@ Jeanne Sather 2012.