More than one in ten cases of Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) were fatal in 2023/2024, with cases rising sharply since the pandemic. C. diff is found in people's bowels and can lead to infection ...
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Clostridioides difficile, otherwise known as C. diff, has killed more than one in 10 cases from 2023 to 2024. Concerned doctors are warning the death toll could continue to soar if action isn't taken.
About one in every 31 hospital patients will pick up an infection in the hospital, according to the Centers for Disease ...
The strain of C. difficile found in Northern Trust hospitals was one of the most virulent, an expert witness said. Professor George Griffin was giving evidence to a public inquiry that opened on ...
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Opioid use may weaken immune systems, leaving patients more vulnerable to infection, according to new research from the University of Georgia.
A 'healthy' woman in Texas suffered from violent diarrhea for months after catching a bacterial infection from her pet cat. The 31-year-old, from Houston, was diagnosed with C. diff, a highly ...