Left Untreated, Stomach Aches Can Be Deadly For Elderly Nursing Home Patients
Clostridium difficile (also called C. difficile or C. diff) associated disease (“CDAD”) is a bacterial infection that can cause diarrhea and serious intestinal conditions (such as colitis - inflammation of the colon). CDAD is responsible for about three million cases of diarrhea and colitis annually in the United States. C. difficile is naturally found in the environment and even in a small number (fewer than 3%) of healthy people’s large intestine. Most people in good health do not usually get sick from C. difficile because of the millions of intestinal bacteria that help protect the body from infection. When people-- particularly the...
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