SAN ANTONIO -- Researchers have made tackling Clostridium difficile infection a key issue on the agenda here where more than 4,000 healthcare professionals are gathering for the annual meeting of the American College of Gastroenterology.
Studies set for presentation explore how C. difficile impacts antibiotic use, what strategies are necessary to combat high rates of C. difficile infections, and new research into treating the disease, which has grown from a nuisance to a common and deadly infection.
Once considered a problem associated only with hospitals or long-term care facilities,C. difficile infection has been documented more frequently in the community and in outpatient settings in recent years./.../
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