C-Diff Infection

Every year, half a million Americans get C-diff infection. 14,000 of those die each year. The germ causes nausea, cramping, and diarrhea. Antibiotics that kill C-diff are very pricey, and can destroy good bacteria that live in the gut. This could make future infections more likely. Recent studies have shown that fecal transplants, where stool from healthy people are given to infected people. Scientist have found a way to take stool bugs out of poop and have been putting them in pills. It takes around 24-34 capsules to hold enough bacteria for a treatment in one sitting. 27 patients that had at least 4 C-diff infections were given these pills. They didn’t get sick again after taking the pills. Other researchers are trying to find which bacteria