Help fight Clostridium Difficile (C. Diff) by supporting the Peggy Lillis Foundation. You can make a donation in honor of, or in memory of, a loved one.
C. Diff is a cause in 9,000 nursing-home deaths per year, and the seventeenth leading cause of death in people 65 and over. It is responsible for 500,000 infections per year.
The Peggy Lillis Foundation is building a nationwide C. Diff awareness movement by educating the public, empowering advocates, and shaping policy.
One of the healthcare-associated superbug infections, C. Diff infections result in $8.2 billion in hospital costs annually, according to the Peggy Lillis Foundation. The average cost for a C. Diff hospital stay is $24,400 versus $18,200 for congestive heart failure, $10,500 for acute myocardial infarction, and $9,300 for pneumonia. American deaths from C. Diff (29,000) outpaced HIV/AIDS (17,000), and drunk driving deaths (10,000) combined.