Biotechs Brace to Battle a Deadly GI Bacterium

C. difficile is the number one cause of infectious diahrrea in the developed world. Long thought to be a nuisance, the infections are turning deadly, and a spate of outbreaks has occurred at hospitals in the US, Canada, and Europe. Biotechs are racing to develop new therapeutics to combat the killer bug.

By Ellen Foster Licking

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