Hospital Acquired Infection

• Superbugs to kill nearly 400,000 Canadians by 2050, report predicts

  The report's authors found that drug-resistant bacteria kills nearly as many Canadians as Alzheimer's disease.

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  Nov 12, 2019
  
• How certain C. difficile strains have evolved to live in your hospital room

  Researchers say that a type of C. difficile is well-adapted to survive in hospitals, and it's on the verge of becoming a new species.

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  Aug 18, 2019
  
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• Drug-resistant diseases could kill millions unless the world takes action: report

  Urgent action is needed to address this growing threat to humankind, the report's authors say.

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  Apr 29, 2019
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• Drug-resistant fungus is sprouting worldwide, and it has health researchers worried

  Drug-resistant fungi are appearing around the globe, and some are known to cause illness in humans.

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  Apr 14, 2019
• Superbugs are becoming resistant to alcohol disinfectants, study says

  Some superbugs have become resistant to hand sanitizer and disinfectant, a new study found.

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  Aug 2, 2018
• How Canadian hospitals reduced C. difficile rates by 36 per cent

  Canadian hospitals are getting better at preventing C. difficile infections, according to a new study.

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  Jun 25, 2018