C. difficile epidemiology changing, cases and virulence increase

C. difficile epidemiology changing, cases and virulence increase: "“They also found that after using an alcohol-based hand rub, an average of 36% of C. diff spores were transferred by handshaking,” said Boyce. “So, they concluded that hand washing with chlorhexidine was significantly more effective in removing C. diff from the hands than using alcohol-based hand rubs.”"