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C. diff outbreak at city nursing home
One dead, seven sick at Grace Villa
June 15, 2010
John Burman
One elderly resident is dead and seven others have become ill in an outbreak of C. difficile at a Hamilton nursing home.
The outbreak at the Grace Villa Nursing Home on Lockton Crescent on the east Mountain began at the end of March
Health officials say the person whose death was associated with the outbreak was a frail, elderly individual with underlying medical conditions.
Hamilton Public Health Services said today seven cases have been confirmed since the outbreak began and five of those have been...
C. diff outbreak at city nursing home
One dead, seven sick at Grace Villa
June 15, 2010
John Burman
One elderly resident is dead and seven others have become ill in an outbreak of C. difficile at a Hamilton nursing home.
The outbreak at the Grace Villa Nursing Home on Lockton Crescent on the east Mountain began at the end of March
Health officials say the person whose death was associated with the outbreak was a frail, elderly individual with underlying medical conditions.
Hamilton Public Health Services said today seven cases have been confirmed since the outbreak began and five of those have been...