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Podcast: Mayo Clinic Talks
Episode: What’s New with C. Difficile?
Description: Host: Darryl S. Chutka, M.D. [@chutkaMD]
Guest: Sahil Khanna, M.B.B.S., M.S.
It’s estimated that C. difficile causes about a half million infections each year in the U.S. and 1 in 6 of those will have a recurrence within a couple months. Although C. difficile typically occurs following the use of antibiotics, it can also be spread from one individual to another, especially in hospitals and skilled nursing facilities. What are the common symptoms of an infection with C. difficile? How do we test for it? How should an infection be tr...