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Fatal C. diff infection acquired in community
The death of a healthy woman due to community-associated Clostridium difficile underscores the ominously changing epidemiology of a pathogen rarely noted for causing serious infections beyond the hospital. -
Full February 2007 Issue in PDF
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Healthcare Infection Prevention: Doc offices, ambulatory care still under the IC radar
The number of medical procedures performed in physician offices, clinics and other ambulatory care settings continues to increase, but these settings still operate with little regulatory oversight and there are few "drivers" to improve infection control and patient safety, experts warn. -
Vancomycin better first-line choice for severe C. diff
Hospitalized patients with severe C. difficile-associated diarrhea were more likely to recover if they received vancomycin rather than the antibiotic metronidazole, which is typically the first-line therapy, an epidemiologist reports. -
Experts: C. diff surveillance needed for hospitals, LTC
A group of experts recently convened in San Francisco for a special discussion on the changing epidemiology of Clostridium difficile. -
Is a new toxic C. diff strain emerging in the food supply?
The continuing emergence of a highly toxigenic strain of Clostridium difficile in the community has raised a troubling question for public health investigators: Is C. diff becoming a foodborne pathogen? -
Full February 2007 Issue in PDF
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Pharmacology Watch: Breast Cancer Rates Have Dropped Since WHI of 2002
Herbal Supplements to Treat Vasomotor Symptoms; Bisphosphonates to Treat LBD, After 5 Years?; FDA Actions -
Clinical Briefs in Primary Care supplement