News tagged with c difficile
C. difficile increases risk of death 6-fold in patients with inflammatory bowel disease
Patients admitted to hospital with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) face a sixfold greater risk of death if they become infected with Clostridium difficile, a new study has found. The researchers say IBD patients should be scr ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Apr 20, 2011 |
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Intervention drops hospital infection rate by 1/3
Clostridium difficile (C. difficile) is the one of the leading pathogens causing hospital-acquired infection in the United States. It may cause diarrhea, colitis, sepsis and lead to prolonged hospitalization and death. Ma ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Mar 19, 2010 |
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Scientists go into battle to disarm superbug
(PhysOrg.com) -- Two recent pieces of research from Imperial College London reveal new ways of tackling the armour and weapons of Clostridium difficile, the ‘superbug’ that causes severe infections in hospital ...
Mar 19, 2010 |
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Deadly stomach infection rising in community settings, study finds
Mayo Clinic researchers have found that a sometimes deadly stomach bug, Clostridium difficile, is on the rise in outpatient settings. Clostridium difficile is a serious bacteria that can cause symptoms ranging from diarrhea ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Oct 26, 2009 |
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C. difficile spores spread superbug
New research suggests that antibiotic treatment could be asymptomatically inducing the transmission of the healthcare-acquired infection, C. difficile, contributing to the outbreaks that have recently been widely reported in hos ...
Jul 20, 2009 |
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