NL, Canada: Eastern Health investigates C. Difficile outbreak

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Source: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfou...icile-318.html


Eastern Health investigates C. Difficile outbreak
3 patients infected have died, but health officials say C. Difficile not the cause
CBC News
Posted: Mar 18, 2013 3:54 PM NT
Last Updated: Mar 18, 2013 7:23 PM NT

Eastern Health has revealed that three patients with the bacterial infection C. Difficile at the Health Sciences Centre in St. John's have died.

In a news release, the health board said six patients in total tested positive for the potentially deadly disease, but as of Monday morning, only one patient continued to have symptoms and has been isolated within the hospital.

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Re: NL, Canada: Eastern Health investigates C. Difficile outbreak

Source: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfou...013-04-12.html


C. diff spread between hospital patients, says Eastern Health
Health authority launched investigation after illness outbreak on hospital unit
CBC News
Posted: Apr 12, 2013 4:46 PM NT
Last Updated: Apr 12, 2013 6:21 PM NT

Eastern Health confirmed Friday that two of the cases of Clostridium difficile (C. difficile) identified on a medicine unit at the Health Sciences Centre in St. John's, were the result of in-hospital transmission...