Guidance
Clostridioides difficile ribotyping service: how to access
Guidance to help health professionals access the CDRN ribotyping service.
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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.
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Published 21 November 2007
Last updated 6 January 2026
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Update to contact information, updated refences to national C. difficile sentinel surveillance scheme.
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Updated guidance.
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