<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news-events/stories/2021/october-2021/10062021-c-diff.php" dsn="news"><featured/><top-stories/><homepage/><pubDate>10/29/2021 01:27:51 PM</pubDate><title>C. Difficile Is Everywhere – Even on the Bottom of Footwear</title><subtitle/><description>Clostridium difficile or C. diff – a bacteria that causes inflammation of the colon and severe diarrhea – is widely prevalent in non-healthcare settings in the United States and around the world, according to University of Houston researchers who presented at IDWeek.</description><author/><author-email/><author-phone/><image/><categories>Health,Research</categories></item>