C.Diff Rate 'Highest Ever' ; Cases in Over-65s Soar to Record Levels

Daily MailJuly 03, 2008

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THE number of elderly Scots patients struck down by the C.diff superbug has soared to record levels.

New figures show there were 1,861 cases among the over-65s between January and March this year - a 16 per cent increase on the previous three months.

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C.Diff Rate 'Highest Ever' ; Cases in Over-65s Soar to Record Levels

And last night it was claimed the true scale of the problem could be even greater, as the statistics take no account of infection rates in yo...

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