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CDC Vital signs : Making healthcare safer : stopping Clostridium difficile infections
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    National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (U.S.). Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion.
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    CDC Vital signs ; 2012 March
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    People getting medical care can catch serious infections called health care-associated infections (HAIs). While most types of HAIs are declining, one -- caused by the germ C. difficile -- remains at historically high levels. C. difficile causes diarr...
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    infection (CDI) is a potentially deadly cause of diarrhea that is virtually always connected to healthcare system exposures, both inpatient and outpatient. Once a disease mainly of hospitals, 75% of CDI cases are now diagnosed outside of hospitals. H...
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    People receiving medical care can get serious infections called healthcare-associated infections (HAIs), which may lead to sepsis or death. Hospitals report common HAIs to CDC, including infections caused by C. difficile, infections following surgery...
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    We’re at a tipping point: an increasing number of germs no longer respond to the drugs designed to kill them. Inappropriate prescribing of antibiotics and lack of infection control actions can contribute to drug resistance and put patients at risk ...
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