clostridium difficile

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Re: article about C.diff
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hi, in december 06 i was asked to set up an isolation facility at a hospital in the uk for the treatment of patients who have acquired c-diff. this is a world wide growing problem and patients are much sicker and many die from the 027 resistant strain. i would love to hear from any one who has experience of nursing patients with this condition. i am interested in protein/albumin loss and replacement therapies. i am having difficulty comming to terms with losing so many of my patients.

thanks, i note you are also from the uk. we stopped using metronidazole as this was having no effect on the 027 strain. we also do not use vancomycin via the iv route, it is always given orally. our patients are all very ill when they acquire c-diff with multiple co-morbidity. if you havn't this strain yet at your hospital, look out it's a killer.
jj

i think i must be very lucky, i have been able to keep my unit just for c-diff, they may have other infections as well as, such as mrsa and esbl. i have been able to keep my 11 empty beds. they will not be used as 'BEDS' how do you stand with complaints? how do you get away with nursing a none infected patient in an isolation unit? your patients who are neutropaenic must be at risk, or do you have different staff. what is your staff ratio?
jj