13th person dies from C. difficile outbreak near Montreal - CBC British Columbia

Last Updated: Sunday, December 10, 2006 | 3:46 PM ET CBC News A thirteenth person has died from a C. difficile infection at a hospital in Saint-Hyacinthe near Montreal, officials said on the weekend. More than 30 patients at the Honoré-Mercier hospital have been diagnosed with the bacterial infection since the start of July. Hospital staff said the latest victim died Friday. They did not identify the person. The hospital said it did not represent a new outbreak of clostridium difficile in the city ...