Epidemic linked to one bug strain
Oct. 4, 2004. 01:00 AM
C. difficile caused dozens of deaths in Quebec
Possibly same type of bacterium found in U.S. study
HELEN BRANSWELL
CANADIAN PRESS
A strain of a common bug with properties linked to increased virulence has become predominant in several U.S. hospitals, prompting researchers to suggest it may be responsible for the sharp increase in cases and severity of disease in parts of the United States.
It may also explain the exploding problem some hospitals in Canada are experiencing with the bug, Clostridium difficile, said Dr. Clifford McDonald of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta.
Article from: Toronto Star