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The characteristics, diagnosis, management, surveillance and epidemiology of Clostridioides difficile (C. difficile).
Guidance on the most effective methods of prevention and control of Clostridioides difficile infection.
Information on Clostridioides difficile (C. difficile) infections: symptoms, prevention and treatment.
Monthly counts of Clostridioides difficile (C. difficile) infections by NHS organisation and prior trust exposure (from April 2019) in patients aged 2 years and over.
Annual counts and rates of C. difficile infections by acute trust and sub-integrated care board location (SICBL) in patients aged 2 years and over.
Types of test for Clostridium difficile (C. difficile) and how to achieve the most accurate results for infection testing.
For reporting mandatory surveillance of Clostridioides difficile infection to Public Health England.
Trends in voluntary reports of C. difficile by age, sex and geographical distribution from England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
The CDRN laboratory provides access to Clostridioides difficile culture, ribotyping and enhanced fingerprinting services, according to standardised submission criteria.
The CDRN laboratory provides timely access to Clostridioides difficile culture, ribotyping and DNA fingerprinting services, according to standardised submission criteria.
This leaflet is intended for people who have had C. difficile while in hospital and are now going home.
This leaflet is for people in hospital who have been diagnosed as having a C. difficile infection.
Deaths where Clostridium difficile (C. difficile) was mentioned on the death certificate: by sex, age group and place of death in Wales. National data are available for 1999 and for 2001 onwards.
Trends in ribotypes of Clostridioides difficile (C. difficile) and research into the increased frequency of C. difficile infections (CDI).
Deaths registered with clostridium difficile (Northern Ireland) 2021
Deaths registered with clostridium difficile (Northern Ireland) 2020
Guidance to help health professionals access the CDRN ribotyping service.
This bulletin presents the latest figures for deaths where C. difficile was mentioned or was identified as the underlying cause or as a contributory cause of death on death certificates. Figures are presented for Wales and broken down by sex,...
Mandatory Surveillance of Clostridioides difficile infection: August 2023 to August 2024
Mandatory Surveillance of Clostridioides difficile infection: September 2023 to September 2024
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