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Spores of Clostridium difficile, a bacteria that can
2015-02-26 02:33:50| Biotech - Topix.net
Dangerous infections now spreading outside hospitals Deaths from C. difficile have doubled, rising from 14,000 a year in 2007 to 21,000 in 2011 Check out this story on portclintonnewsherald.com: http://usat.ly/1BvL7Lj Life-threatening infections caused by bacteria called Clostridium difficile now sicken nearly half a million Americans a year, health officials said Wednesday. The number of these infections - which can cause "deadly diarrhea" and damage to the colon - doubled between 2000 and 2010, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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