Host: Michael Benson, MD

Guest: Clifford McDonald, MD

There is a new killer infection among us. It is not MRSA, the darling of the media, and it does not necessarily lurk in hospitals. A virulent strain of Clostridia difficile has emerged and it is a threat to your patients that you should know about. Our guest is Dr. Clifford McDonald, a medical epidemiologist in the Epidemiology and Laboratory Branch, Division of Health Quality Promotion, CDC. He has investigated Clostridia difficile outbreaks and written extensively on the subject.