ATLANTA -According to a new study, more than 10,000 people are hospitalized with a dangerous intestinal superbug in a year and the number is on increase with the passage of time.

The gut superbug that is challenging to some antibiotics has become a permanent danger in hospitals and nursing homes. The study showed that there were around 300,000 hospitalizations in 2005 that was double than in 2000.

The infection, known as Clostridium difficile, usually found in the colon and causes diarrhea and serious condition calls colitis. Spores in the feces be the cause of its spread and these spores cannot be easily killed with usual house cleaners and antibacterial soap.