Article: Reports summarize clostridium study results from Queen Elizabeth Hospital.

"The aim of this study was to determine the awareness of Clostridium difficile infection amongst healthcare professionals. A total of 132 healthcare professionals (18 consultants, 40 trainee doctors, and 74 nursing staff) in our hospital were randomly surveyed using a questionnaire consisting of 17 questions covering various aspects of C. difficile," scientists writing in the journal Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England report (see also Clostridium).

"More than 50% of healthcare professionals correctly identified C. difficile as an anaerobic bacillus. Half of the consultants and one-third of the trainees and nurses were aware that 5% of adults ...

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