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C. difficile hits Royal Columbian one week after another superbug outbreak
Ward isolated and extra cleaning ordered after bacteria spread to three patients
By Erin Ellis, Vancouver Sun February 11, 2014 5:45 PM
METRO VANCOUVER -- Royal Columbian Hospital in New Westminster reported its first C. difficile outbreak of 2014 Tuesday, while the hospital continues to grapple with an earlier outbreak of another hard-to-treat superbug.
The C. difficile outbreak affects ?a handful of people,? according to Fraser Health Authority spokeswoman Tasleem Juma, and was declared after three patients picked it up on the same ward...
C. difficile hits Royal Columbian one week after another superbug outbreak
Ward isolated and extra cleaning ordered after bacteria spread to three patients
By Erin Ellis, Vancouver Sun February 11, 2014 5:45 PM
METRO VANCOUVER -- Royal Columbian Hospital in New Westminster reported its first C. difficile outbreak of 2014 Tuesday, while the hospital continues to grapple with an earlier outbreak of another hard-to-treat superbug.
The C. difficile outbreak affects ?a handful of people,? according to Fraser Health Authority spokeswoman Tasleem Juma, and was declared after three patients picked it up on the same ward...