Is C. diff the new MRSA?

Today's USA Today has an article on the problem of C. difficile in US hospitals. You can read the article here. To be sure, C. diff is a big problem in US hospitals. However, I fear that we could follow the MRSA path to control. That is, instead of addressing the tough issues that control will require--better usage of antibiotics and assiduous attention to hand hygiene--we'll instead be forced into strategies that sell products for big companies. And we may even allow industry to convince lawmakers to create laws that create a market for their products. Only time will tell...

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