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Media Advisory

For Immediate Release: March 6, 2012
Contact: CDC Division of News and Electronic Media
(404)639-3286

CDC Media Advisory on Vital Signs Report: Preventing Clostridium difficile Infections

WHAT

CDC will host a telephone-only media briefing to discuss the new Vital Signs reports on Clostridium difficile infections (CDI), including nonhospital health-care exposures to the overall burden of CDI, and the ability of programs to prevent CDIs by implementing CDC recommendations across a range of hospitals.

Who

Ileana Arias, PhD, Principal Deputy Director, CDC

When

Tuesday, March 6, 2012 at 12:00 p.m. ET

DIAL-IN:

  • Media: 888-795-0855
  • Non Media: 800-369-1605
  • International: 1-630-395-0331           
  • Passcode: CDC MEDIA

Important Instructions:If you would like to ask a question during the call, press *1 on your touchtone phone. Press *2 to withdraw your question. You may queue up at any time. You will hear a tone to indicate your question is pending.

TRANSCRIPT

A transcript of this media availability will be available following the briefing at the CDC web site at www.cdc.gov/media.

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