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Clostridioides (Clostridium) difficile infection (Frequently Asked Questions)
The C. difficile bacteria and their spores are shed through the faeces of infected people into the environment.
Clostridioides difficile (previously Clostridium difficile) infection (CDI) is a gastrointestinal illness caused by a Gram-positive, spore-forming anaerobic bacterium, C. difficile. CDI is a mild to severe diarrhoeal disease and can result in inflammation of the colon (pseudomembranous colitis) and fatal toxic megacolon.
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