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		codersfocus on Nov 23, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: C diff spores resist bleach and remain viable on s... Aren’t there any antibacterial sprays or devices they can leave behind? What if antibodies were extracted from the patient’s blood before surgery then sprayed on at the end of the operation?

haldujai on Nov 23, 2023 [–]

You wash, irrigate, and provide prophylactic antibiotics but shit happens, this was a very unfortunate case especially as there was no implant.

Pseudomonas infections are rare in healthy patients and few antibiotics work.

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