|Videos|March 21, 2016

What Steps Can Healthcare Professionals Take to Avoid C. Diff Infections in Their Patients?

Dorothy McCoy, PharmD, describes what healthcare professionals can do to help avoid Clostridium difficile (C. diff) infections in their patients.

Dorothy McCoy, PharmD, BCPS-AQ ID, Clinical Associate Professor at the Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy at Rutgers University and Clinical Pharmacist, Infectious Diseases Hackensack University Medical Center describes what healthcare professionals can do to help avoid c.diff infections in their patients.

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