 Superbug makes first Aussie appearance4/4/2011 A new, hypervirulent strain ofClostridium difficileis taking hold in Australia, specialists warn, after a man acquired the infection in Melbourne. In a report published in theMJAthis week, infectious disease specialists describe what is believed to be the first locally acquired case ofC. difficileribotype 027. The bug has caused substantial morbidity and mortality in the northern hemisphere, but had left Australia unscathed until now, the specialists wrote. |
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An investigation into a large hepatitis A outbreak in South Australia has exposed the unlikely perpetrator: semi-dried tomatoes with garlic and herbs in oil.
