Clostridioides difficile (also known as Clostridium difficile or C. diff) is an infection caused by a type
of bacteria that make substances (toxins) that harm the gut. C. diff most often occurs in people who are on antibiotics or have been taking them recently. It is also common in patients who have been in a hospital or long-term care facility for some time. People ages 65 and older are at increased risk, as well.

Learn more at https://gastro.org/practice-guidance/gi-patient-center/topic/clostridium-difficile-c-diff/.

This program was supported by an independent educational grant from Ferring Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Fundamentally, doctors are blind without diagnostic tools. “It’s like looking for someone in a cave without any light,” says Dr. Mark Miller, Chief Medical Officer at bioMérieux. “You have no idea where you are.” Patients in developed countries, particularly those in highly populated metropolitan areas, benefit significantly from diagnostic testing, but diagnostic tools are frequently difficult to access or completely unavailable to people in rural areas or developing nations.

→ Read the full article on bioMérieux Connection: https://www.biomerieuxconnection.com/2019/11/12/what-if-we-couldnt-diagnose-infectious-diseases/
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