When you read this is sounds pretty dramatic, but the procedure is working. Family *** donors are needed. This is another hospital acquired infection that is growing almost as fast as MRSA and one to be aware of. The process involves a stool transplant and is running about a 95% cure...
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The Medical Quack .... by Barbara Duck
on 10-30-2008
Filed under: Medically Related, Pharma/FDA News, Other Items of Interest, Hospital, R and D, C Diff, bacteria, stool transplant, Hospial acquired infections
We probably have all heard of MRSA, the staph infection that is running running through all our hospitals in the US, but there's another one to be aware of, called C diff for short. It can exist on surfaces for months. Canada and the UK have been in the news recently on their fight against...
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The Medical Quack .... by Barbara Duck
on 09-15-2008
Filed under: Medically Related, Pharma/FDA News, Other Items of Interest, Hospital, C Diff, infectious disease, hospital acquired infections, Clostridium difficile, Superbug
Superbugs to cure superbugs! Not ready for prime time yet, 20 maggots for one drop of solution, I guess thank goodness maggots are in high supply, and maybe demand soon. BD http://pharmagossip.blogspot.com/2008/08/yum.html Technorati Tags: Maggots , MRSA , C Diff , Hospital Acquired...