Case Presentation: 62-year-old man with recent hospitalization for septic shock due to toe osteomyelitis,complicated by severe C. difficile infection requiring fecal transplant 3 weeks prior to admission,presenting with confusion,right-sided weakness,and ataxia.Symptoms were first noted 2 weeks after the fecal transplant and consisted of depressed mood and right shoulder weakness.Neurological exam was notable for neglect of [...]

Background: Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) is a leading healthcare-associated infection causing debilitating diarrhea, life-threatening complications, 20,500 deaths and healthcare costs of up to $5.4 billion annually in the US. The main driver of CDI costs is hospitalizations, and patients with higher CDI recurrence rates have more hospitalizations and emergency department visits and longer hospital stays. [...]