Researchers at Case Western Reserve University have uncovered a natural defense mechanism that could be key to fighting the stubborn and sometimes deadly “superbug” Clostridium difficile, know as “C. diff,” without using conventional antibiotics. The new findings were published Sunday in the online issue of the journal Nature Medicine.
C. diff, a multidrug-resistant bacterium, has become a major problem for hospital and nursing-home patients in Ohio and nationwide, killing more than 28,000 people each year, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says.
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