University of Houston: C. Difficile Is Everywhere - Even on the Bottom of Footwear
October 07, 2021
October 07, 2021
HOUSTON, Texas, Oct. 7 (TNSRes) -- The University of Houston issued the following news release:
Clostridium difficile or C. diff - a bacteria that causes inflammation of the colon and severe diarrhea - is widely prevalent in non-healthcare settings in the United States and around the world, according to University of Houston researchers who presented at IDWeek.
In a worldwide sample, 26% of environmental samples from health care and non-health care sites tested positive . . .
Clostridium difficile or C. diff - a bacteria that causes inflammation of the colon and severe diarrhea - is widely prevalent in non-healthcare settings in the United States and around the world, according to University of Houston researchers who presented at IDWeek.
In a worldwide sample, 26% of environmental samples from health care and non-health care sites tested positive . . .