C.difficile
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Of the previous management problems at the board, he said there was confusion and a lack of clarity over who was in charge of what when the C.difficile outbreak occurred.
From BBC ● Jun. 5, 2014
With rates of hospital-acquired C.difficile infection rising in the United States, Europe and other parts of the world, that could save lives as well as reducing expensive days of extra care.
From Reuters ● Jan. 19, 2011
Like other bacteria, C.difficile can develop resistance to vancomycin, giving it "superbug" or multi-drug-resistant traits that make treatment extremely difficult or impossible.
From Reuters ● Jan. 19, 2011
That showed the death rate for patients with a type of infection called fulminant C.difficile colitis was 75 percent.
From Reuters ● Jan. 19, 2011
The most commonly used antibiotic for C.difficile is metronidazole, and some more severe forms are treated with vancomycin, traditionally seen as the antibiotic of last resort.
From Reuters ● Jan. 19, 2011
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