Source: http://www.mykawartha.com/news-story...n-c-difficile/
2 hours ago
Hospital declares all out blitz on C. difficile
PETERBOROUGH -- Peterborough Regional Health Centre is pulling out all the stops in an effort to control a Clostridium difficult (CDI) outbreak.
The hospital declared a hospital-wide outbreak on Tuesday morning (Jan. 28) after it saw an increase in the number of cases of the infection for three consecutive months. With higher infection rates are normally expected after flu season in late winter and early spring, the rise in infections now is particularly concerning, says Dr. Jamie Brown, physician lead for infection prevention and control...
2 hours ago
Hospital declares all out blitz on C. difficile
PETERBOROUGH -- Peterborough Regional Health Centre is pulling out all the stops in an effort to control a Clostridium difficult (CDI) outbreak.
The hospital declared a hospital-wide outbreak on Tuesday morning (Jan. 28) after it saw an increase in the number of cases of the infection for three consecutive months. With higher infection rates are normally expected after flu season in late winter and early spring, the rise in infections now is particularly concerning, says Dr. Jamie Brown, physician lead for infection prevention and control...
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