CPMC reported two weeks ago that 10 patients were positive for the infection. All the patients have since recovered after they were relocated and their rooms were disinfected. San Francisco General also experienced an outbreak, though details of the outbreak have not yet been disclosed to the public.
Read the news report about the C. diff outbreaks in San Francisco hospitals.
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