Inflammation may add to the determination of C. diff disease, shows study Kumar Jeetendra | January 19, 2021 A new study from North Carolina State University indicates that the inflammation brought on by Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infection gives the pathogen a two-fold advantage: by both creating an inhospitable environment for competing bacteria and supplying nutrients that enable C. diff to thrive. C. diff is a bacterium that causes diarrhea, often with severe …
