British scientists are developing a vaccine to combat the life-threatening Clostridium difficile hospital bug.
Cambridge-based biotech firm Acambis has already carried out initial trials and is now hoping to test it in NHS hospitals later this year.
It is thought to be the only vaccine in production for the infection.
There are over 50,000 C. difficile cases a year among elderly patients in England and it is linked to nearly 4,000 deaths.
The bug can cause diarrhoea and in some cases severe bowel inflammation.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7212920.stm
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