JUNE 3, 2018

Experts Review Treatment Options for C. diff

New York—The numbers related to Clostridium difficile infection are staggering: 3 million cases a year and rising, a cost of $3.2 billion annually, and a high mortality rate depending on severity and whether the patient undergoes surgery.

At the 2017 Controversies, Problems and Techniques in Surgery meeting, experts in the treatment of CDI described treatment options across a spectrum of patients.

Focusing on surgical treatment for the sickest patients, those with severe–complicated