U.S. doctors online nowAsk doctors free
Overview
Related questions
Overview
Related questions
Connect with a U.S. board-certified doctor by text or video anytime, anywhere.
Talk to a doctor now
$30 per visit with
membership
Conditions›Clostridium difficile

Clostridium difficile(Clostridium difficile infection)

C. Diff, it is a spore forming bacillus that when the micro environment of the colon is modified by antimicrobials, it can germinate and elaborate a toxin causing pseudo membranous colitis, a potentially lethal disease.
Dr. Larry Lutwick
Dr. Larry Lutwickreviewed this
Infectious Disease 49 years experience
Is a type of:Bacterial infections
How long it usually lasts:

Medium-term (lasts weeks to months)

Related questions

A 48-year-old member asked:
What's clostridium difficile?
1 doctor answer4 doctors weighed in
A 47-year-old member asked:
What can transmit clostridium difficile?
1 doctor answer3 doctors weighed in

90,000 U.S. doctors in 147 specialties are here to answer your questions or offer you advice, prescriptions, and more. Get help now:

Ask doctors free
Personalized answers
Free
Talk to a doctor
$30 per visit with
membership
A 45-year-old member asked:
What are the symptoms of clostridium difficile?
2 doctor answers4 doctors weighed in
A 40-year-old member asked:
What is the classification of clostridium difficile?
1 doctor answer3 doctors weighed in
A 41-year-old member asked:
Can I leave the country if I have clostridium difficile?
2 doctor answers4 doctors weighed in
A 21-year-old member asked:
What isclostridium difficileand why is it so dangerous?
3 doctor answers3 doctors weighed in
A 28-year-old male asked:
What is the definition or description of: clostridium difficile?
1 doctor answer3 doctors weighed in
A 23-year-old male asked:
How many days off meds can u get retested for clostridium difficile?
1 doctor answer2 doctors weighed in
A 22-year-old female asked:
What is clostridium difficile? How is it treated? How can you get it?
1 doctor answer1 doctor weighed in
A 41-year-old member asked:
Is there a medical cure for clostridium difficile?
3 doctor answers8 doctors weighed in
Load more
Connect with a U.S. board-certified doctor by text or video anytime, anywhere.
Talk to a doctor now
$30 per visit with
membership

Get the free app for Members

Get the free app for Doctors

TermsPrivacyCookiesDMCA
Copyright 2021 HealthTap, Inc.