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CDC VitalSigns: Stopping C. Difficile Infections

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http://www.cdc.gov/vitalsigns/HAI/index.html  

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Description

C. difficile causes diarrhea linked to 14,000 deaths each year in the U.S. About 25% of C. difficile infections first show symptoms in hospital patients; 75% first show in nursing home patients or in people recently cared for in doctors' offices and clinics. Learn how C. difficile spreads, and what you can do to help prevent it.

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