Guidance

Clostridioides difficile: what it is, how to prevent, how to treat

Information on Clostridioides difficile (C. difficile) infections: symptoms, prevention and treatment.

• From: Public Health England
• Published: 1 February 2009
• Last updated: 21 May 2024 — See all updates

This publication was withdrawn on 21 May 2024

This guidance is out of date. For patient information please see the NHS page for Clostridium difficile (C. diff) infection. For clinicians, please see Clostridioides difficile infection: how to deal with the problem for further information on management.

Documents

[Withdrawn] Clostridioides difficile infection factsheet

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Details

This document on Clostridioides difficile (C. difficile) is for health professionals and covers:

• symptoms
• who it affects
• infection control in hospitals
• how to treat it

Published 1 February 2009

Last updated 21 May 2024 + show all updates

1. 21 May 2024

   Added the withdrawn watermark to the PDF.

2. 6 September 2019

   Replaced name Clostridium difficile with Clostridioides difficile to reflect changes in microbial taxonomy.

3. 1 February 2009

   First published.