| Subject: | New Report Shows Clostridium difficile Afflicts 13 Of 1000 Hospital Patients |
| Category: | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
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| Published: | Tue, 18 Nov 2008 - 01:00 pm |
| A new report issued by the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) shows that Clostridium difficile is infecting more patients than previously estimated. The report, "The National Prevalence Study of Clostridium difficile in U.S. Healthcare Facilities" indicates that 13 out of every 1,000 inpatients were either infected or colonized with C.difficile. The APIC survey, the largest and most comprehensive of its kind, presents a one-day snapshot in... The full article is available to StayAlert subscribers. Click here for a free trial subscription. |
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