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| March 31, 2007 | COPYRIGHT 2003 Financial Times Ltd. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

(From The Northern Echo)

A HOSPITAL said yesterday it had intensified its cleaning regime after a virulent stomach bug was linked to the deaths of 17 elderly patients over a fourmonth period. Doctors said another 16 patients at the James Paget University Hospital in Gorleston, Norfolk, had been treated for the 027 strain of Clostridium Difficile - commonly known as C Diff. Nick Coveney, director of nursing at the hospital, said since December, 17 patients had experienced complications from C Diff that had "contributed to their deaths". Another five patients had undergone major bowel surgery after being struck down by the bug. Eleven more were being treated at the…

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