Clostridium difficile: impact and management

Clostridium diffi cile infection is recognised as a frequent cause of antibiotic-associateddiarrhoea and antibiotic-associated pseudomembranous colitis in patients admitted to hospitalsin the UK. In recent years, the incidence of this disease is on the rise despite all measures andpolicy in place to curtail the outbreak. Dr James Alegbeleye reviews the epidemiology, impactand the management options of this infection.