Gut superbug causing more illnesses, deaths

Cybergal · May 28, 2008

Gut superbug causing more illnesses, deaths
5/28/08

ATLANTA - The number of people hospitalized with a dangerous intestinal superbug has been growing by more than 10,000 cases a year, according to a new study.

The germ, resistant to some antibiotics, has become a regular menace in hospitals and nursing homes. The study found it played a role in nearly 300,000 hospitalizations in 2005, more than double the number in 2000.
The infection, Clostridium difficile, is found in the colon and can cause diarrhea and a more serious intestinal condition known as colitis. It is spread by spores in feces. But the spores are difficult to kill with most conventional household cleaners or antibacterial soap.

C-diff, as it's known, has grown resistant to certain antibiotics that work against other colon bacteria. The result: When patients take those antibiotics, competing bacteria die off and C-diff explodes.
This virulent strain of C-diff was rarely seen before 2000.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080528/ap_on_he_me/deadly_bacteria;_ylt=Aj73sg37YDsMeBfGDuexP2as0NUE
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Mastertech · May 28, 2008

Geez...just what we needed, another bug.

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