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If patient in hospital bed before you got antibiotics -- take heed

If patient in hospital bed before you got antibiotics -- take heed

MONDAY, Oct. 10, 2016 -- When a hospital patient is taking antibiotics, the next person to use the same bed may face an elevated risk of infection with the dangerous germ, a new study suggests., a bacterium that causes inflammation of the colon and causes life-threatening diarrhea, is found in U.S. hospitals.Scientists have known that antibiotic use can contribute to the germ's spread, but this new report says it's not just the patient taking the medication who's at risk.Because the germ spores can persist, patients later assigned to the same hospital bed may have increased odds of getting C. difficile, researchers found.


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Could the patient in a hospital bed before you put you at risk of C. difficile infection?

Could the patient in a hospital bed before you put you at risk of C. difficile infection?

When a hospital patient is taking antibiotics, the next person to use the same bed may face an elevated risk of infection with the dangerous germ Clostridium difficile, a new study suggests.C. difficile, a bacterium that causes inflammation of the colon and causes life-threatening diarrhea, is found in U.S. hospitals.Scientists have known that antibiotic use can contribute to the germ's spread, but this new report says it's not just the patient taking the medication who's at risk.


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C. difficile risk 'raised by using same hospital bed as antibiotic-treated paitent'

C. difficile risk 'raised by using same hospital bed as antibiotic-treated paitent'

Antibiotic use is associated with greater risk of Clostridium difficile infection, but according to a new study, you do not necessarily need to take antibiotics for them to pose such a risk.Researchers suggest just using the same hospital bed as a prior patient who received antibiotics may increase the likelihood of C. difficile infection.Using the same hospital bed as a prior patient treated with antibiotics may increase the risk of CDI, say researchers.

Could the patient in a hospital bed before you put you at risk of C. difficile infection?