Deadly superbug spreads untested

By Amy Corderoy
Updated October 26 2012 - 3:23pm, first published October 18 2012 - 3:00am
Dark times ahead ... the highly toxic strains of <i>Clostridium difficile</i> are not subject to routine testing making it difficult to determine how widespread it is.
Dark times ahead ... the highly toxic strains of <i>Clostridium difficile</i> are not subject to routine testing making it difficult to determine how widespread it is.

A DEADLY superbug that has swept through Europe and North America has arrived in Australia, but experts fear it is being missed because of inadequate testing.

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