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There were complications of cellulitis and C-diff.
Amanda Deverich: First Cancer, Then Divorce Amanda Deverich 2011
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There were complications of cellulitis and C-diff.
Amanda Deverich: First Cancer, Then Divorce Amanda Deverich 2011
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One of Brandt's patients suffered recurrent bouts of C-diff for about 18 months before finding the option.
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There aren't precise counts but some government estimates suggest C-diff may be responsible for as many as 15,000 deaths a year.
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But of 170 cases described in medical journals since then, about a third were published this year, suggesting increased interest as the C-diff problem grows, says Montefiore's Brandt.
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There aren't precise counts but some government estimates suggest C-diff may be responsible for as many as 15,000 deaths a year.
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And some germs need a stronger attack than others: On this fall day, Preas tells ICU nurses to post new brown-colored warning signs on the rooms of people with diarrhea, a possible sign of an intestinal superbug named Clostridium difficile, or C-diff.
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C-diff, formally named Clostridium difficile, has become a menace in the nation's hospitals, and can spread outside of them, too.
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And some germs need a stronger attack than others: On this fall day, Preas tells ICU nurses to post new brown-colored warning signs on the rooms of people with diarrhea, a possible sign of an intestinal superbug named Clostridium difficile, or C-diff.
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WASHINGTON — A superbug named C-diff is on the rise, a germ that so ravages some people's intestines that repeated tries of the strongest, most expensive antibiotic can't conquer their disabling diarrhea.
'C-Diff' Superbug On The Rise: Last-Ditch Method At Fighting Intestinal Bug The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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