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Clostridium
Research from A.J. Kallen et al has provided new information about clostridium
March 31st, 2009
In this recently published article, scientists in the United States conducted a study "To review the effect of interventions, including a complete restriction in the use of fluoroquinolones (FQs), used to control an outbreak of hospital-onset Clostridium difficile infection (HO-CDI) caused primarily by the epidemic North American pulsed-field gel electrophoresis type 1 strain. Retrospective cohort and case-control study of all episodes of HO-CDI both before and after 2 interventions." "Community hospital; January 1, 2005, through March 31, 2007. Complete, 5-month, facility-wide restriction of fluoroquinolone use, during which a change in the environmental-services...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2009-03-31)
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