Many C. diff patients have recent history of dental procedures or surgeries. Dentist's often prescribe an inappropriate amount of ciprofloxacin to the patient.

Many C. diff patients have recent history of dental procedures or surgeries. Dentist's often prescribe an inappropriate amount of ciprofloxacin to the patient. The cipro is pretty broadspectrum and knocks out majority of the gut flora but leaves the C.diff in tact (~10% of population have c.diff in their gut but it doesn't case harm). When they finish their 2 doses of cipro (inappropriate dosing by the dentist) the C.diff is left with this nice clean gut, free of competition. The c.diff flourishes and causes CDI(CDAD) C.diff Infection (C.diff associated diarrhea).