In the UK the strain 027 Clostridium Difficile, causing fatal diarrhoea and vomitting, has been found to be the highest proportion of cases in Europe. The cause of spreading has thought to have been from the overuse of antibiotics and poor hygeine.
At Strathetyde University, they have found that using HINS-light they are able to kill the bacteria by exciting the molecules within the bacteria which produces highly reactive chemical species that are lethal to them. This new discovery gives hope as an answer to this super-strain, however the cause of spreading needs to desparately be addressed.
16th November The Daily Telegraph
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