Three Die After Catching New C. Diff Strain

Three people have died after contracting a new strain of the bacterial infection Clostridium difficile.

Two of the patients were being cared for at the same hospital in Scotland. One died in December and the second in January.

A third patient within the same health board area died last month.

Health Protection Scotland has alerted doctors to the strain, named ribotype 332, which has been reported for the first time by HPS.

It said in a statement: "All three cases were severely ill due to other underlying conditions and died following their episode of CDI (Clostridium difficile infection).

"HPS has alerted clinicians and laboratory staff throughout Scotland.

"The identification of a novel ribotype does not require any immediate changes to surveillance or in the antibiotics used to treat CDI."

Details of the hospitals where the victims were staying have not been disclosed, due to patient confidentiality.

A CDI is a type of bacterial infection that can affect the digestive system. It most commonly affects people who are staying in hospital.

Symptoms include diarrhoea and abdominal cramps and it can also cause life-threatening complications such as severe swelling of the bowel.

A ribotype is the pattern of DNA fragments particular to a bacterial strain.

A Scottish government spokeswoman said: "Health Protection Scotland have active surveillance and infection control measures in place and are keeping us updated.

"Research shows that, although this is a new strain, there is no increased risk to patients or the public."

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