Itâs hard to escape the no-carb craze. At the grocery store you can find just about anything with a low-carb label, from tortillas to frozen dinners and more. Not since the low-fat craze has a single nutrient been so vilified.
C. difficile infection. Overview. Clostridium difficile (klos-TRID-e-um dif-uh-SEEL), often called C. difficile or C. diff, is a bacterium that can cause symptoms ranging from diarrhea to life-threatening inflammation of the colon.
1 Tips to prevent Clostridium difficile transmission in your home, and preventing Clostridium difficile transmission in childcare settings. 2  Clostridium difficile can also infect animals and is occasionally found in foods such as meat and raw produce, but it is unknown how this contamination relates to human illness.