Clostridium difficile Clostridium difficile atau CDF/cdf' adalah spesies bakteri pada genus Clostridium yang grampositif, anaerobik,

berbentuk-tongkat (basillus).[1] C. difficile adalah akibat dari pseudomembranous colitis,[2] infeksi terhadap usus besar setelah gut flora normal dihancurkan dengan penggunaan antibiotik. Perawatan dengan menghentikan antibiotik apapun dan menggunakan antibiotik anticlostridial, seperti metronidazole. People getting medical care can catch serious infections called healthcare-associated infections (HAIs). While most types of HAIs are declining, one caused by the germ C. difficile remains at historically high levels. C. difficile causes diarrhea linked to 14,000 American deaths each year. Those most at risk are people, especially older adults, who take antibiotics and also get medical care. CDC provides guidelines and tools to the healthcare community to help prevent Clostridium difficile infections as well as provides resources to help the public safeguard their own health.