CDC urges physicians to improve prescribing practices to reduce harm
Yellow-green fluorescence of Clostridium difficile under long-wave UV irradiation on a CCFA plate. Photo: James Gathany
Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–March 7, 2014. The majority of pediatric Clostridium difficile infections, which are bacterial infections that cause severe diarrhea and are potentially life-threatening, occur among children in the general community who recently took antibiotics prescribed in doctor’s offices for other conditions, according to a new study by the Centers…
