Aug 21, 2012

One bacteria, linked to 30,000 deaths - rivaling the 32,000 killed in traffic accidents.

A USA TODAY investigation shows that C. diff is far more prevalent than federal reports suggest. The bacteria is linked in hospital records to more than 30,000 deaths a year in the United States -- about twice federal estimates and rivaling the 32,000 killed in traffic accidents.

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