Research uncovers hidden spread of one of the most common hospital-associated infections

One of the most common health care-associated infections spreads within intensive care units (ICUs) more than three times more than previously thought, new research has found.

Clostridium difficile infection — commonly called C. diff — causes diarrhea, abdominal pain, and fever and is lethal in about 6% of cases in the U.S. The disease is highly contagious, but in previous research, direct…