Little is known about the clinical characteristics of Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) in Asia in general, and Thailand specifically, with a few studies suggesting that the disease may be milder than elsewhere. This study aimed to describe CDI in Thailand, evaluate treatment options and their outcomes, as well as explore possible protective factors responsible for any unique disease characteristics. Between 2015 and 2018, 469 patients were included in the study. All patients had their stools tested for the tcdB gene by direct PCR and detection of toxigenic C. difficile by culture. C. difficile isolates were subjected to toxin gene profiling and ribotyping, and patient medical records were reviewed retrospectively. There were 248 and 221 patients included in CDI and control groups, respectively. The CDI group had a higher overall 30-day mortality rate than the control group (21% vs 14%, p = 0.046), but only 2 deaths (1%) were directly attributable to CDI. Metronidazole treatment was not inferior to vancomycin in this population and vancomycin was associated with a higher 30-day mortality rate (p = 0.047). The prevalence of severe CDI and disease outcomes were not different between patients infected with A-B+ C. difficile and A+B+ C. difficile strains, nor between patients with and without colonisation by non-toxigenic C. difficile. Besides C. difficile-specific tests, neither a single laboratory result nor a combination of results was predictive of CDI. In conclusion, CDI in Thailand was relatively mild and metronidazole remained an effective treatment option for these mild infections.