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When C. diff Turns Serious: The C. diff and Sepsis Connection

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American Dental Association and CDC Add Useful New Antimicrobial Stewardship Resources in 2026

Earlier this year, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a new Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR or AR) communications toolkit as a…

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Changing the Odds: The Stories Behind the Gala

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New Research Shows Metabolic Syndrome Nearly Doubles C. Diff Risk. Here’s What Patients Need to Know.

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Welcoming New Leadership: Emily Alonso-Taub and Shion Chang Join the PLF Board of Directors

Pediatric C. diff

Children & C. diff C. diff is more common and more serious in older adults, but children can get it too. About 20,000 children in the U.S. get C. diff infections every year. Children are m…
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How to Talk to Your Doctor about Antibiotics

For C. diff survivors, it can be scary to visit a healthcare setting–especially if you’re worried…

Post-Infectious IBS: What C. diff Survivors Need to Know

After a C. diff infection is resolved, some people still experience symptoms in their gut. C. diff…

Fresh Faces on the Scientific Side: New Advisors at PLF

PLF’s Scientific Advisory Council recently welcomed seven experts to its ranks. From across a vari…
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Sharing Your C. diff Story Can Change Policy

How C. diff Survivors Are Turning Personal Pain Into Public Health Reform When you are lying in…
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WHO C. DIFF KILLS IS NOT RANDOM: WHAT A NEW NATIONWIDE STUDY TELLS US ABOUT DISPARITIES

My mother, Peggy Lillis, died of a C. diff infection in April 2010. She was 56 years old. But here…
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Beyond Antibiotics: New Insights Offer More Ways to Protect Yourself From C. Diff

Most people who have been through a C. diff infection know the story: you took an antibiotic, it d…
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C. diff Detection Dog Angus Retires After a Decade Fighting Hospital Infections

We have some bittersweet news to share. Angus, the remarkable English Springer Spaniel who spent n…
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A Global Conversation About C. Diff: PLF’s Partnership With GARDP

At the Peggy Lillis Foundation, we believe that ending the C. diff epidemic requires more than dom…
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New C. diff Antibiotics: CRS3123 and Ibezapolstat Show Remarkable Phase 2 Results

For the millions of Americans who have lived through a C. diff infection or lost a loved one to on…

PLF Appoints Leading C. diff Researcher Dr. Krishna Rao as Scientific Advisory Council Chair

Peggy Lillis Foundation (PLF) is proud to announce the appointment of Dr. A. Krishna Rao, MD, MS…