Efforts to combat Clostridium difficile are coming up short, survey finds
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McKnight's Staff
Mar 12, 2013
Long-term care operators and other healthcare providers are having limited success in combating Clostridium difficile infections, despite increasing their efforts in the last three years, according to...
Three risk factors could help uncover C. diff. carriers, researchers say
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McKnight's Staff
May 01, 2013
Long-term care providers might want to pay special attention to residents with certain recently identified risk factors for Clostridium difficile. These factors are chronic dialysis, recent hospitalization...
Limiting use of common antihistamines could reduce C. diff in facilities, researchers say
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McKnight's Staff
Mar 29, 2013
Taking antihistamines such as Tagamet, Pepcid and Zantac increases the risk that people in healthcare settings will be infected with Clostridium difficile, according to a recently published study.