C. difficile threat growing, study finds
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A strain of bacteria that has been plaguing Quebec hospitals is more widespread and deadly than previously believed. A study by McGill University epidemiologist Vivian Loo looked at incidents of Clostridium
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RALEIGH, NC Nov 4, 2004 - The number of confirmed E. coli bacteria infections has risen to 18, with nine more suspected cases, state health officials said Tuesday.
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At least five Montreal hospitals are flouting infection-control guidelines by sticking patients sick with deadly C. difficile diarrhea in rooms with uninfected patients.
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The Public Health Agency of Canada is going to start tracking the C. difficile bacterium in 25 major teaching hospitals across Canada.
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The number of deaths linked to a hospital bug called clostridium difficile has outstripped those due to MRSA, statistics show.
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Infectious diseases are spreading faster than ever, the World Health Organization annual report says.
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UK scientists are developing a vaccine to combat the life-threatening Clostridium difficile hospital bug.
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Climate change is exacerbating the spread of  infectious diseases, new research suggests.
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ROME -- New infectious diseases are emerging at an "unprecedented rate," and far greater human mobility -- by planes, trains, and ships -- means that infectious diseases have the potential to spread across the globe rapidly, a World Health Organization report warned yesterday.
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TORONTO (CP) - A strain of C. difficile with properties linked to increased virulence has become predominant in several US hospitals, prompting researchers to suggest that bacteria strain may be responsible for the sharp increase in cases and severity of
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QUEBEC (CP) - Quebec&#39;s health minister called the C. difficile bacteria outbreak a &quot;scourge&quot; on Wednesday, saying a six-fold increase in reported deaths linked to the bacteria is a &quot;serious problem.
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The number of deaths linked to a hospital bug called C. difficile has outstripped those due to MRSA.
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More than twice as many people have fallen ill this year with a strain of bacteria responsible for food poisoning, experts say.
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Drug-resistant bacteria are infecting more people in community settings such as prisons and public housing, and not just in hospitals where such "superbugs" can run rampant, researchers said on Monday.
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Health officials said the student had become infected with a virulent, drug-resistant strain of bacteria that is primarily spread in hospitals but that in recent years has surfaced increasingly in nonhospital settings.
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As the debate over autism's cause continues, the CDC raises its estimate of how many children are affected.
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Sixteen hospital deaths in the Northern Trust area are linked to an outbreak of the superbug C. difficile.