DEADLY C.DIFFICILE
OUTBREAK CONTINUES
OUTBREAK CONTINUES
It is reported in the local daily that another case of the deadly C. difficile infection was reported yesterday at NRGH bringing to seven the total cases in the past week.
There has been a total of 57 cases identified in total and 3 deaths reported since April as a result of this infection which can colonize in the bowel and produce toxins if the patient is on antibiotics.
In an effort to control the outbreak experts from the BC Center for Disease Control will attend the hospital on Monday. It will not be known until testing is complete if this is the same aggressive strain which has killed 1400 people in Quebec since 2005.
It is reported that people commonly get the bug in hospitals where it can survive on surfaces for weeks.
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