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| A ward at a Glasgow hospital has been closed to new admissions after three patients tested positive for a potentially lethal bug. | A ward at a Glasgow hospital has been closed to new admissions after three patients tested positive for a potentially lethal bug. |
| The patients affected by Clostridium difficile [C-diff] are now in isolation at the Victoria Infirmary and are said to be giving no cause for concern. | The patients affected by Clostridium difficile [C-diff] are now in isolation at the Victoria Infirmary and are said to be giving no cause for concern. |
| NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde said extra cleaning was under way. | NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde said extra cleaning was under way. |
| The Victoria outbreak follows news that nine people died of the bug at the Vale of Leven Hospital since December. | |
| Scotland's Health Secretary Nicola Sturgeon confirmed on Wednesday that an independent inquiry would look into the deaths of the Vale of Leven patients. | Scotland's Health Secretary Nicola Sturgeon confirmed on Wednesday that an independent inquiry would look into the deaths of the Vale of Leven patients. |
| The extent of C.diff infection at the Dunbartonshire hospital came to light earlier this month after a retrospective investigation by NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde. | The extent of C.diff infection at the Dunbartonshire hospital came to light earlier this month after a retrospective investigation by NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde. |
| It identified 54 cases of infection between December 2007 and June this year at the hospital in Alexandria. | It identified 54 cases of infection between December 2007 and June this year at the hospital in Alexandria. |