Clostridium difficile (a bacterium also known as “C. diff“) lurks in hospitals and nursing homes, surviving the cleaning crews attempts to kill it by holing up in a tiny hard shell. It preys upon patients already weak from disease or advanced age. And when it reaches their guts, it breaks open its shell to unleash… Continue reading Could Calcium Hold the Key to Fighting C. diff, a Dangerous Hospital Infection?
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Bacteria Hides in Hospitals
Every day, more than 200 Americans die due to healthcare-associated hospital infectionsand about one in 25 hospital patients has at least one healthcare-associated infection. Here, from Abbott Diabetes Care, is a list of six places where bacteria hide in the hospitals and ways to prevent the bacteria from infecting you. Flowers– Water and natural sugars… Continue reading Bacteria Hides in Hospitals