C Diff Foundation to present 2014 "Raising C.difficile Awareness" conference in November

C Diff Foundation is proud to present the 2014 "Raising C.difficile Awareness" conference. Join us November 4^th at 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. at the University of Illinois at Chicago, Student Center, West 828 S. Wolcott Avenue, Thompson Room, Chicago, IL. World renowned topic experts will be presenting data for C. difficile and Hospital-Acquired Infection (HAI) prevention, treatments, and environmental safety. To view the conference details, guest speaker information, and register online visit the website www.cdifffoundation.org - Contact Nancy C. Caralla, Executive Director for additional information (919) 201-1512.

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