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Posted: 8:55 AM Mar 20, 2010
Lesser-known germ a bigger hospital threat
A new study finds that as one superbug seems to be fading as a threat in hospitals, another is on the rise.
Reporter: Associated Press |
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ATLANTA (AP) - A new study finds that as one superbug seems to be fading as a threat in hospitals, another is on the rise.
A study of 28 hospitals in the Southeast found that a dangerous, drug-resistant staph infection called MRSA is often seen as the biggest germ threat to patients in hospitals and other health care facilities. But infections from Clostridium difficile - known as C-diff - are surpassing MRSA infections.
The rate of hospital-acquired C-diff infections was 25 percent
higher than MRSA infections.
C-diff is resistant to some antibiotics. It's found in the colon
and can cause diarrhea and a more serious intestinal condition
known as colitis.
Deaths from C-diff traditionally were rare, but a more dangerous form has emerged in the past ten years.
(Copyright 2010 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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