Clostridium Difficile in the News

Posted on May 30, 2010 by David Oliver
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Can C. difficile be spread through the air? What does C. difficile have to do with COPD? How should physicians treat the new and especially virulent strain of C. difficile? At what temperature should you cook ground meat to kill C. difficile and its spores? Do alcohol-based gels kill it? Why do antacids administered in hospital increase the risk of infection? Are there new antibiotics that work against C. difficile?

Click on the links for a sense of current thinking on these issues.

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