If any reader has heard of C. difficile, affectionately known as C. diff, than I presume you have had closer contact with this germ than you would have liked. It’s an infection of the colon that can be serious, or even fatal. There isn’t a hospital in the country that isn’t battling against the infection. We are not winning the war against this crafty and cunning adversary. We Need Better Weapons Against C. diff While the infection is not new, the strength and seriousness of current strains of the germ have tilted the odds against doctors and our patients. The infection usually is a ‘side-effect’ of antibiotic treatment, but it can also be contracted from infected surfaces and people that reside in hospitals and extended care facilities and nursing homes. For example, nowadays a patient can be admitted to a hospital and pick up the germ from hospital personnel who are contaminated from contact with an actual C. diff patient. For this reason, C diff patients are k
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