Clostridioides difficile infection

Clostridioides difficile" infection (CDI or C-diff), also known as Clostridium difficile" infection, is a symptomatic infection caused by the spore-forming bacterium "Clostridioides difficile". 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 pseudomembranous colitis, toxic megacolon, perforation of the colon, and sepsis.
"Clostridioides difficile" infection is spread by bacterial spores found within feces.