Search Tag: C. difficile

2018 24 Oct

New research suggests that "dirty" linens in hospitals could be a source of sporadic outbreaks of Clostridium difficile infection. This is because laundering of contaminated hospital bedsheets does not completely remove all traces of C. difficile, a bacteria that causes infectious diarrhoea, according to the research published in the journal Infection...Read more

2015 19 Nov

According to an article published in Infectious Diseases in Clinical Practice , the appropriate use of antibiotics is critical for controlling the ongoing epidemic of healthcare related Clostridium difficile infection.  There is an urgent need to take steps for the reduction of the growing burden of C.Diff infections (CDI). C.diff is known to cause...Read more

2015 18 Oct

According to new research conducted by Penn Medicine infection control specialists, ultraviolet robots can clean rooms and help reduce the transmission of Clostridum difficile among cancer patients by 25 percent.  Blood cancer patients are a group that is more vulnerable to hospital acquired infections. Interventions using UV robots not only reduced...Read more