Guidance

Clostridioides difficile ribotyping service: how to access

Guidance to help health professionals access the CDRN ribotyping service.

• From: UK Health Security Agency
• Published: 21 November 2007
• Last updated: 6 January 2026
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  1. 6 January 2026

     Update to contact information, updated refences to national C. difficile sentinel surveillance scheme.

  2. 11 April 2024

     Updated guidance.

  3. 21 November 2007

     First published.

Documents

Ribotyping entry criteria: guidance to help NHS colleagues access the Clostridioides difficile ribotyping service

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Guidance to help NHS colleagues access Clostridioides difficile ribotyping via the CDRN laboratory

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Guidance on storing specimens to enable enhanced surveillance

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Details

Ribotyping will enable better care and outbreak control for colleagues, NHS Trusts and patients, and help control Clostridium difficile.

These documents contain guidance on accessing the service and good practice for storing samples to assist in the control of Clostridioides difficile.