Revealed: The secret superpower that makes C. difficile so deadly

Monday, April 22, 2019 - 18:10 in Health & Medicine

new discovery about dangerous Clostridium difficile diarrhea has identified a new way that the bacteria – and possibly others like it – cause severe disease. “C. diff” is the most common hospital-acquired infection; the Centers for Disease Control estimate it results in 453,000 cases per year, with 29,300 associated deaths. The new finding from the University of Virginia School of […]

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