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According to Elixhauser, Steiner and Gould (2012), “Clostridium difficile is a common cause of health care associated infectious colitis with symptoms ranging from mild diarrhea to pseudomembranous colitis and toxic megacolon. Clostridium difficile infections (CDI) often occur as a complication of antibiotic therapy with certain populations, such as the elderly, at highest risk.” The problem is the amount of hospital stays due to CDI had risen at a consistent rate for the last ten years until remaining at the same level from 2008-2010, but readmission levels as a result of CDI have increased. As there is much information on Continue reading...

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Section 1 George Washington Plunkitt made a distinction between honest graft and dishonest graft. Plunkitt discussed honest graft by saying, “I seen my opportunities and I took 'em” (Riordan, ch. 1). In saying so, Plunkitt referred to his way of purchasing land he forecasted would be useful for public projects at inflated prices. Dishonest graph, on the other hand, was explained by Plunkitt in this wise: “blackmailin' gamblers, saloonkeepers, disorderly people, etc.” (Riordan, ch. 1). What Plunkitt tried to explain is that the commission of dishonest graph involves not only the price inflation of purchased lands, as Continue reading...