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Source: http://en.mercopress.com/2014/01/18...ay-s-largest-hospital-situation-under-control
Saturday, January 18th 2014 - 05:24 UTC
Outbreak of ?Clostridium Difficile? in Uruguay's largest hospital; situation under control
Uruguay's main university hospital, suffering from an outbreak of the highly contagious bacteria ?Clostridium Difficile? has been recommended ?to suspend new entries to the sections involved, restrict visits and extreme hygiene measures? plus an epidemiological test of patients and staff.
Two weeks ago is was revealed that fifteen patients from the University Hospital de Clinicas in Montevideo were infected with ?Clostridium Difficile?, a bacteria with severe gastro-intestinal complications and extremely volatile as its spores can remain for days.
The outbreak was formally reported 19 December and this week Uruguay's Ministry of Public Health, released a report on the ?intra-hospital epidemic outbreak? with a battery of recommendations...
Saturday, January 18th 2014 - 05:24 UTC
Outbreak of ?Clostridium Difficile? in Uruguay's largest hospital; situation under control
Uruguay's main university hospital, suffering from an outbreak of the highly contagious bacteria ?Clostridium Difficile? has been recommended ?to suspend new entries to the sections involved, restrict visits and extreme hygiene measures? plus an epidemiological test of patients and staff.
Two weeks ago is was revealed that fifteen patients from the University Hospital de Clinicas in Montevideo were infected with ?Clostridium Difficile?, a bacteria with severe gastro-intestinal complications and extremely volatile as its spores can remain for days.
The outbreak was formally reported 19 December and this week Uruguay's Ministry of Public Health, released a report on the ?intra-hospital epidemic outbreak? with a battery of recommendations...