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Superbug Strikes

redorbit.com
May 17, 2008
        
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TWO patients have died and seven others have been hit by the superbug C difficile at two hospitals. Five patients at Glasgow's Stobhill Hospital fell victim to the bug and one later died. Four patients at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary were also struck down, with one dying. [read full story]                    

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Update: C-Diff 7 on Mend

 redorbit.com May 18, 2008
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Update: C-Diff 7 on Mend

redorbit.com
May 18, 2008
        

SEVEN patients hit by outbreaks of the killer C-difficile bug at two hospitals were recovering yesterday. Five people at Glasgow's Stobhill Hospital and four at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary were affected. One patient died at each hospital. (c) 2008 Sunday Mail; Glasgow (UK).

                   

Toxic Strain of Bug Kills Two in Separate Hospitals

redorbit.com
May 17, 2008
        

By David Maddox Scottish Political Correspondent TWO patients have died after contracting a bug which has struck in two different Scottish cities. Seven patients have been put into isolation following an outbreak of a highly toxic strain of C difficile in Aberdeen and Glasgow.

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