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FDA makes new proposal related to C. diff and other threatening pathogens


The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is proposing a regulation to establish a list of “qualifying pathogens” that have the potential to pose a serious threat to public health. One of these pathogens is Clostridium difficile or C.diff, which poses a serious threat in homecare. 
 
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