Samantha Taghva, Hospitalist / Internal Medicine at Baptist Health South Florida, says symptoms of C. Diff would commonly be fever, bad abdominal cramping and constant diarrhea that is non remitting. Most patients need to be hospitalized, because it is a severe illness.

C. Diff can affect you kidneys and other organs. She explains the treatment consist of taking vancomycin orally. This illness is contagious, so you need to wash your hands with soap and water if you were near to a patient with C. Diff.

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