ON: C. difficile outbreak reported at Hamilton's Juravinski Hospital

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Source: http://www.cbc.ca/hamilton/news/story/2012/08/27/hamilton-juravinski-cdifficile.html


C. difficile outbreak reported at Hamilton's Juravinski Hospital
By Samantha Craggs, CBC News
Posted: Aug 27, 2012 5:29 PM ET
Last Updated: Aug 27, 2012 5:28 PM ET

There is an outbreak of C. difficile at a unit in the Juravinski Hospital.

Hamilton Health Sciences declared an outbreak at E3, a non-surgical medical unit, on Monday afternoon. There are four hospital-acquired cases in the unit...

 

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Re: ON: C. difficile outbreak reported at Hamilton's Juravinski Hospital

http://www.thespec.com/news/local/article/792100--new-c-diff-case-at-juravinski



Mon Sep 03 2012 18:35:00
New C. diff case at Juravinski

A new case of C. difficile was recorded at Juravinski Hospital on the weekend, bringing the outbreak total to four hospital-acquired cases...

 

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Re: ON: C. difficile outbreak reported at Hamilton's Juravinski Hospital

Source: http://www.cbc.ca/hamilton/news/story/2012/09/05/hamilton-cdifficile.html

Patient with C. difficile dies at Hamilton's Juravinski Hospital
By Samantha Craggs, CBC News
Posted: Sep 5, 2012 8:52 PM ET
Last Updated: Sep 5, 2012 8:50 PM ET


A patient with C. difficile has died in a non-surgical unit of the Juravinski Hospital, which currently has an outbreak of the bacterial infection.

The patient was part of the initial group of cases that resulted in an outbreak being declared at the E3 unit on Aug. 27, said hospital spokesperson Vel Snoukphonh.

That patient died Wednesday.

Although the patient had C. difficile, hospital staff have determined that it was unlikely to have contributed to that person's death, she said.

The patient's C. difficile symptoms were improving but other health factors led to the death.

The unit has five hospital-acquired cases, two of which were new Wednesday...