Q & A – Angus the Super Sniffer Angus uses his Super Sniffer to hunt for the superbug, C. diff. What is a day like in the life of Angus? Angus gets up at 4am to start getting ready for work. He enjoys a wrestle and a game of tag …
Do You Have An Antibiotic Habit? I hung my head, resting my hands on my very pregnant belly, trying to calm the early contractions as our 22 month-old daughter lay in the hospital bed, terribly sick and afraid. Her little brown curls framed her sunken and pale face, acting as …
November is C. diff Awareness Month. Peggy Lillis Foundation is looking forward to working with you to raise awareness of this growing public health threat. The C. diff Foundation established November as our shared awareness month a couple of years ago. PLF is excited to be joining them, the Mayo Clinic and …
Infectious Diarrhea Spores Survive High Temperatures of Hospital Laundering October 16, 2018 [Science Daily] “Washing contaminated hospital bedsheets in a commercial washing machine with industrial detergent at high disinfecting temperatures failed to remove all traces of Clostridium difficile (C. difficile), a bacteria that causes infectious diarrhea, suggesting that linens could be …
C. diff in the News: New Clinical Trial Option If you have had C. difficile (C.diff), you know this infection is isolating, debilitating, and sometimes life threatening. Also, C. diff can respond to treatment, but then return without warning. Recurrent C. diff is common, and currently, there is no effective, non-invasive …
