Source: http://www.guelphmercury.com/news/lo...neral-hospital
* Mercury staff
* Thu Jun 02 2011
C. difficile at Guelph General Hospital
GUELPH ? The Guelph General Hospital is asking visitors and staff to redouble efforts at good hygiene in the wake of rising cases of C difficile, a common infection threat in health care facilities.
The hospital hasn?t declared an outbreak and isn?t restricting visitation, however.
It announced seven patients were infected in May with the microscopic organisms, which cause diarrhea-like symptoms. That?s up from a more typical one or two cases a month....
* Mercury staff
* Thu Jun 02 2011
C. difficile at Guelph General Hospital
GUELPH ? The Guelph General Hospital is asking visitors and staff to redouble efforts at good hygiene in the wake of rising cases of C difficile, a common infection threat in health care facilities.
The hospital hasn?t declared an outbreak and isn?t restricting visitation, however.
It announced seven patients were infected in May with the microscopic organisms, which cause diarrhea-like symptoms. That?s up from a more typical one or two cases a month....
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