[60Gunner]

Your points are well-taken. Please note that this posting was incomplete and inadvertently posted when I hit the wrong button.

For the complete article including further data interpretation related to overall mortality rate, please go here.

Thanks for your understanding and your comments.

/Gunner

[Jamiinvegas]

C-diff is not just a nosocomial infection . The VAST majority of people are colonized with C-Diff , they just have normal flora that keep it at bay . Once again the OVER USE of antibiotics is contributing to the problem , killing off good flora allowing bad flora to take over the gut and that combined with people's total inability to wash their hands properly is spreading this in the community.

After my emergency c-section I got a damn nasty wound infection and had to be on all manner of antibiotics , wound opened , debrieded ...it was 4 months of hell .

After 6 weeks of antibiotics my Dr. ordered me off to my surprise since the wound was still infected . He was worried about C-Diff ( I had the BIG D at least 10 times a day and was losing weight at 1.5 lbs a day 6 weeks after delivery and I looked like SHIT ) since I was working ER until getting pregnant. He had the now novel concept of letting my body and good wound care do the rest of the job , and not relying on just antibiotics .
Go get some yogurt and eat it at every meal was the command . I actually think that was a good thing because I really feel if I had stayed on the antibiotics I'd be dead.