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« on: April 15, 2007, 08:45:48 am » |
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You will have seen that this particular bug has been in the news lately.
Here is some information that may be useful.
1. It is a bacterium that is part of the normal flora of the gut in 3% of adults and is usually kept under control by the other bacteria in the gut.
2. Problems occur when there is an imbalance between the bacteria in the gut, this can happen when taking a course of antibiotics.
3. As Clostridium difficile forms spores, it can survive for long periods in hospital wards contaminating the environment, equipment and hands of staff and patients resulting in cross-infection and outbreaks of infection.
4. Symptoms include explosive watery diarrhoea, abdominal pain and fever.
5. These symptoms usually resolve if the course of antibiotics is stopped.
6. Clostridium difficile can be treated with other antibiotics.
7. Standard infection control precautions, along with transmission-based precautions, should be taken to prevent cross-infection between patients.
8. Cleaning of the environment is essential to reduce the risk of cross-infection.
9. Activ8 is proven to be effective and should be used as part of a cleaning protocol, removing spores surviving in the environment.
10. ALWAYS WASH OR SANITISE YOUR HANDS.
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