Clostridium difficile infection (CDI), a potentially lethal bacterial infection, causes colon inflammation and is responsible for 3,700 deaths in Europe per year. This highly symptomatic infection causes fever, diarrhea, abdominal cramping, elevated levels of white blood cells, and blood or mucus in stool.

According to a recent study, diagnosis was missed in 82 patients with CDI across Europe in a single day, which translates to over 39,000 missed diagnoses per year throughout the continent.

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