Hamilton hospital says C. Difficile contributed to patient death
CBC News
Posted: Aug 2, 2012 8:56 AM ET
Last Updated: Aug 2, 2012 7:30 PM ET
St. Joseph's Healthcare has reported to local media that C. Difficile contributed to a patient death.
An outbreak was confirmed at the Charlton Campus Saturday.
The patient, who was over 85 years of age, died July 11.
C. difficile is a bacterial infection that can be particularly harmful to people with weak immune systems such as the elderly or ill. Hamilton General Hospital also declared a C. difficile outbreak late Monday afternoon.
Corrections and Clarifications
- An earlier version of this story said the woman had passed away overnight Sunday. In fact, she died July 11. August 2, 2012 6:40 PM ET
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