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Hospitals could be fined millions of pounds even if they reduce infection risk
NHS Hospital Trusts that are successful in reducing Clostridium difficile risks in line with government targets still have a 50% chance of paying a financial penalty every year, and around a 95% chance of being fined over three years,...
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Fairness of financial penalties to improve control of Clostridium difficile
_ Fairness of financial penalties to improve control of Clostridium difficile.
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New calls for hospital bug inquiry
Deputy First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has faced fresh calls for a public inquiry to be held into a deadly outbreak of the Clostridium difficile bug.The infection contributed to the deaths of 18 patients at the Vale of Leven Hospital...
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BD Announces Health Canada Licensing of Novel Molecular Assay for Detection of Clostridium difficile Toxin B G
Expanded Menu of BD GeneOhm(TM) Assays to Detect Major HAI-Associated Pathogens TORONTO, Nov.20 /CNW/ -- BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) announced today that Health Canada has licensed the new BD GeneOhm(TM) Cdiff molecular assay for...
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New fears over hospital hygiene
FEARS about infection control at the Royal Free Hospital have resurfaced, after a manager allegedly admitted to a patient that his staff do not wash their hands with soap and water.In May this year a report from the Office of National...
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New calls for hospital bug inquiry
Deputy First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has faced fresh calls for a public inquiry to be held into a deadly outbreak of the Clostridium difficile bug.The infection contributed to the deaths of 18 patients at the Vale of Leven Hospital...
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New calls for hospital bug inquiry
Deputy First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has faced fresh calls for a public inquiry to be held into a deadly outbreak of the Clostridium difficile bug.The infection contributed to the deaths of 18 patients at the Vale of Leven Hospital...
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New calls for hospital bug inquiry
Deputy First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has faced fresh calls for a public inquiry to be held into a deadly outbreak of the Clostridium difficile bug.The infection contributed to the deaths of 18 patients at the Vale of Leven Hospital...
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New calls for hospital bug inquiry
Deputy First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has faced fresh calls for a public inquiry to be held into a deadly outbreak of the Clostridium difficile bug.The infection contributed to the deaths of 18 patients at the Vale of Leven Hospital...
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New calls for hospital bug inquiry
calls for a public inquiry to be held into a deadly outbreak of the Clostridium difficile bug.The infection contributed to the deaths of 18 patients at the Vale of Leven Hospital in Alexandria, West Dunbartonshire. Labour leader...
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New calls for hospital bug inquiry
Deputy First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has faced fresh calls for a public inquiry to be held into a deadly outbreak of the Clostridium difficile bug.The infection contributed to the deaths of 18 patients at the Vale of Leven Hospital...
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New calls for hospital bug inquiry
Deputy First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has faced fresh calls for a public inquiry to be held into a deadly outbreak of the Clostridium difficile bug.The infection contributed to the deaths of 18 patients at the Vale of Leven Hospital...
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New calls for hospital bug inquiry
Deputy First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has faced fresh calls for a public inquiry to be held into a deadly outbreak of the Clostridium difficile bug.The infection contributed to the deaths of 18 patients at the Vale of Leven Hospital...
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New calls for hospital bug inquiry
Deputy First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has faced fresh calls for a public inquiry to be held into a deadly outbreak of the Clostridium difficile bug.The infection contributed to the deaths of 18 patients at the Vale of Leven Hospital...
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Sharp rise in superbug infections hits hospitals
A total of 22 patients were last month found to be infected with MRSA across hospitals in Leeds ' more than four times higher than a target of only five cases.There have now been 70 MRSA cases since April ' 50 per cent more than expected ...
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Sharp rise in superbug infections hits hospitals MORE hygiene measures are being put in place at under-fire ho
A total of 22 patients were last month found to be infected with MRSA across hospitals in Leeds ' more than four times higher than a target of only five cases.There have now been 70 MRSA cases since April ' 50 per cent more than expected ...
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Diagnosis of Clostridium difficile infection by toxin detection kits
Planche T et al.- This low positive predictive value impinges on clinical management, outbreaks, and makes epidemiological data unreliable. To improve diagnosis, authors suggest a two-stage testing strategy for C difficile toxin with an...
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BBC investigates hospital deaths
By Samantha Poling BBC Scotland's news website Inadequate facilities, ineffective surveillance and organisational failure.Combined, they spawned the perfect environment for Scotland's worst outbreak of a deadly hospital infection. C...
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Clostridium difficile testing:
Clostridium difficile can be a fatal hospital-acquired infection and its prevalence has increased.Accurate diagnosis of C difficile is essential for patient management, infection control, and for defining its epidemiology. We did...
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Vernalis appoints new CEO and CFO
From May 2007 until September 2008, Mr Garland was CEO of Acambis, a company engaged in the development of novel vaccines.During this period he oversaw a series of important advances for Acambis including approval by the FDA of its...
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Targanta Announces Posting of Briefing Documents for Review of FDA Anti-Infective Drugs
Briefing documents from FDA and Targanta can be found on FDA's website at http://www.fda.gov/ohrms/dockets/ac/08/briefing/2008-4394b2-00-Index-FDA.htm.About Oritavancin Oritavancin is a novel semi-synthetic lipoglycopeptide antibiotic...
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::: Vernalis appoints new Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer
Vernalis plc (LSE: VER) today announces two key appointments.Firstly, Ian Garland (43) is named as Chief Executive Officer. It is expected that he will take up his position with the Company in December 2008. From May 2007 until...
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Vernalis appoints new Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer
Vernalis plc (LSE: VER) today announces two key appointments.Firstly, Ian Garland (43) is named as Chief Executive Officer. It is expected that he will take up his position with the Company in December 2008. From May 2007 until...
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Son's horror at Wycombe Hospital standards
Health officials have pledged to investigate serious complaints over standards of hygiene at Wycombe Hospital that left the son of an elderly patient horrified.James Morello, 55, said that during treatment his 84-year-old father, also...
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