Re: OT: Good to be back at SED

In article <430FE17B.1020208@xxxxxxxxxx>,
Fred Bloggs <nospam@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> They don't say how that c.difficile infection results from
> "courses of antibiotics"- they must be talking about
> intravenously infused antibiotic- that's all swabbed down with
> alcohol. They must not be bandaging it up properly. In the US we
> use air and moisture proof bandaging.

C. difficile hit the UK tv last night, all news channels.
1000 reported cases in the 80's, up to 35000 in 2002.

Primary cause is the increase in the use of broad-spectrum
antibiotics, which kill all the friendly bacteria in the
gut, leaving a nice living space for the not so friendly.

Secondary causes are the increase in older people in
hospital, high bed occupancy rates and the associated
reduction in cleanliness, etc.

Reducing the use of broad-spectrum antibiotics requires
faster turnaround of lab results to allow targetting of
the correct antibiotic.

--
Tony Williams.
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