Prevention and treatment of Clostridium difficile infection

Abstract

Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) is one of the most common intestinal infection often requiring hospitalization. Several risk factors are associated with the development of CDI with antibiotic treatments being the most common. Diagnosis is based on clinical suspicion, (typical symptoms associated with risk factors) and confirmatory tests, both of which are often inadequate leading to underestimation of the disease.