Hospital Infections may be declining with some infections while a large increase is occuring
\nwith others.\u00a0 Just a few months back I was having a conversation with a couple of
\ncolleagues.\u00a0 We were discussing a new infection that is rapidly spreading, called
\nClostridium difficile aka C-diff.\u00a0 It is passed through wounds, intravenous lines, and other
\nmeans.\u00a0 If you are taking antibiots and you come in contact with it you may be more
\nsuseptable since the antibiots kill good and bad bacteria at the same time.\u00a0 Thanks to
\ncolleages, Caryn Isaacs, Patient Advocate, and Ann Hanna, I was made aware of this.
\nAfter ending up in the hospital myself this weekend I was horrified to find out that the women
\nsharing the room with me had C-diff.\u00a0 I immediately asked for a discharge since I could
\ncontinue the medications at home.\u00a0 They were allowing this patient to walk the
\nhalls.\u00a0 C-diff is spread by touching things, thus leaving bacteria that others can pick
\nup.\u00a0 When I quickly left my room to let them know I wanted to be discharged, I had turned
\nto notice a sign outside my shared room that read, caution etc.\u00a0 point being something in
\nmy room was contagious and I was told I was not.\u00a0 Once you get what you need in the
\nhospital get out as fast as you can.\u00a0 I actually had nurses and assistants that were not
\nchanging their gloves between patients, and who were not sanitizing their hands between glove
\nchanges.\u00a0 It was a breeding ground for germs.\u00a0 OK some are saying maybe
\nI’m getting paranoid, however if you don’t control your own destiny to some degree you
\nmay loose control.\u00a0 I also do not think patients should wait in a doctors office to be
\nseen.\u00a0 I bring my own pen for sign in and let them know my tel # so they can let me know
\nwhen to come in from my car, parked in the area.\u00a0 I also carry hand sanitizer with
\nme.\u00a0 Think about how many people go to the doctor because they are sick.\u00a0 I
\ncertainly do not need anything I do not already have.\u00a0 Touch nothing.\u00a0 When using
\nthe rest room remember to turn the water on and off with paper towels.\u00a0 Use a paper
\ntowel to open the door, if hand use is at all necessary.\u00a0 This is seriously deadly
\nstuff.\u00a0 I hope this will keep you out of germs way.\u00a0 I’m still trying to get the
\nreal low down on whether people with C-diff can be admitted to nursing homes and or assisted
\nliving vacilities.\u00a0 It seems to me they would need a seperate building or everyone will end
\nup infected.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Hospitals and infections are not alone. You’re really susceptible everywhere. C-diff is on the
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