UK Anaerobe Reference Laboratory, Microbiology Dept, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, UK.
Anaerobe. 2012 Apr;18(2):197-9. doi: 10.1016/j.anaerobe.2011.12.021. Epub 2012 Jan 25.
Unlike other anaerobic bacteria of clinical importance, Clostridium difficile has managed to enter into the realm of public awareness. Following the trail blazed by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), C. difficile has made the transition from being an obscure anaerobic bacterium, mainly of interest to specialist anaerobic microbiologists, to that of an infamous "superbug" responsible for outbreaks of hospital-acquired infection that commonly result in serious disease and death. This report picks out key moments, particularly in the UK, which tracked the rise in both the public and political awareness of this organism.
与其他具有临床重要性的厌氧细菌不同，艰难梭菌已经成功进入公众意识领域。艰难梭菌紧随耐甲氧西林金黄色葡萄球菌 (MRSA) 的脚步，已经从一种主要引起专家厌氧微生物学家关注的默默无闻的厌氧细菌，转变为一种臭名昭著的“超级细菌”，它可导致医院获得性感染的爆发，通常会导致严重的疾病和死亡。本报告挑选出了一些关键的时刻，特别是在英国，这些时刻跟踪了公众和政治对这种生物认识的提高。
