This food additive is hard to avoid and could make hospital superbugs more deadly

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Rise of C. difficile outbreaks.                      

A common sugar additive in food may fuel deadlier outbreaks of a superbug in hospitals, researchers say.

Clostridium difficile can cause a serious bacterial infection that can rampage through hospitals and lead to severe diarrhea and death. The bowel bug is the most common cause of antibiotic-associated diarrhea.