Saturday, January 13, 2018

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

This food additive is hard to avoid and could make hospital superbugs more deadly - Home | Quirks & Quarks with Bob McDonald | CBC Radio:
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.

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