Think you're allergic to penicillin? Think again
People with penicillin allergies are more likely to get antibiotic-resistant infections such as C.difficile or MRSA, which can be life-threatening - yet 90 per cent are wrongly diagnosed. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - October 22, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Hospital Bed Sheets Still Germy Despite Washing
Despite being washed with industrial detergent in high, disinfecting temperatures, hospital sheets still were contaminated with the potentially life-threatening C. difficile bacteria, researchers found. And those sheets spread the bacteria to uncontaminated ones. (Source: WebMD Health)
Source: WebMD Health - October 19, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Hospital Bed Sheets Still Germy Despite Washing
FRIDAY, Oct. 19, 2018 -- Even after a thorough cleaning, traces of diarrhea-causing bacteria can remain on hospital bed sheets, researchers report.
The new study suggests that linens could transmit Clostridium difficile infections between patients,... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - October 19, 2018 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Clostridium difficile Spores Survive Laundering of Sheets
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 17, 2018 -- Clostridium difficile spores are able to survive laundering through a commercial washer extractor, according to a study published online Oct. 16 in Infection Control& Hospital Epidemiology.
Joanna Tarrant, Ph.D.,... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - October 18, 2018 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
C diff Spores on Bedsheets Survive Hospital Laundering C diff Spores on Bedsheets Survive Hospital Laundering
Typical laundering methods for hospital bedsheets left 60% of Clostridium difficile spores behind; their survival may contribute to future outbreaks, a study has found.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - October 18, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Infectious Diseases News Source Type: news
Bacteria that cause diarrhoea survive the high temperatures used in hospital laundries
Researchers from De Montfort University found that C.difficile spores are present at levels sufficient to cause an outbreak even after sheets are washed as set out by the NHS' healthcare laundry policy. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - October 17, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Fulminant C. Diff Infection After Cardiac Surgery Fulminant C. Diff Infection After Cardiac Surgery
This paper outlines several independent risk factors for the development of a fulminant C. difficile infection after cardiac surgery.BMC Anesthesiology (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - October 17, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Anesthesiology Journal Article Source Type: news
Infectious diarrhea spores survive high temperatures of hospital laundering
(Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America) Washing contaminated hospital bedsheets in a commercial washing machine with industrial detergent at high disinfecting temperatures failed to remove all traces of Clostridium difficile (C. difficile), a bacteria that causes infectious diarrhea, suggesting that linens could be a source of infection among patients and even other hospitals, according to a study published today in Infection Control& Hospital Epidemiology, the journal of the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - October 16, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
MRSA, MSSA and Gram-negative bacteraemia and Clostridium difficile infection: annual data for independent sector healthcare organisations
These statistics with accompanying commentary cover rates of MRSA, MSSA, E. coli, P. aeruginosa, Klebsiella spp. bacteraemia and CDI reported by independent sector organisations. (Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH))
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - October 3, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
The risk of MRSA and C difficile in people with documented'penicillin allergy '
This Medicines Evidence Commentary discusses UK large population-based cohort study that found people with a documented ' penicillin allergy ' had increased risk of MRSA and C.diff, highlighting importance of ensuring only ' true ' penicillin allergies are documented, in line with NICE guideline on drug allergy. (Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH))
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - September 28, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Guidelines Recommend Fecal-Microbiota Transplant for Recurrent or Refractory C. Diff Guidelines Recommend Fecal-Microbiota Transplant for Recurrent or Refractory C. Diff
New joint guidelines from the British Society of Gastroenterology (BSG) and Healthcare Infection Society (HIS) support the use of fecal-microbiota transplant (FMT) as second-line treatment for recurrent or refractory Clostridium difficile infection (CDI), but not for any other indications.Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - September 21, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Gastroenterology News Source Type: news
Leapfrog Group Report Shows Hospitals Failing to Eliminate Hospital-Acquired Infections; Medical Laboratories Can Help Providers ’ Antimicrobial Stewardship Programs
Contrary to CMS and Joint Commission programs implemented in 2017 to reduce them, incidents of hospital-acquired infections have risen for the past few years Clinical laboratories and anatomic pathologists know that hospital-acquired infections (HAIs) can be deadly, not just for patients, but for their caregivers and families as well. Even one HAI is too many. […] (Source: Dark Daily)
Source: Dark Daily - September 12, 2018 Category: Laboratory Medicine Authors: Jude Tags: Laboratory Management and Operations Laboratory News Laboratory Operations Laboratory Pathology Management & Operations anatomic pathology antimicrobial stewardship programs C. difficile Castlight Health catheter-associated urinary tract Source Type: news
Medical News Today: What allows C. difficile to survive so well in the gut?
Clostridium difficile causes infections that are hard to treat and that may have negative outcomes for health. What lends this bacterium its resilience? (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - September 12, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses Source Type: news
Folding poisons
(University of Freiburg) Researchers show how toxins of the bacterium Clostridium difficile get into cells in the gut. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - September 11, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Clostridium difficile Infection: 5 Things to Know Clostridium difficile Infection: 5 Things to Know
As the most common microbial cause of healthcare-associated infections in US hospitals, clinicians need to have an understanding of C difficile infection. Start with these five key focus areas.Medscape Gastroenterology (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - September 10, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Gastroenterology Commentary Source Type: news
