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Trusted guidance and practical resources for prevention, surveillance, and implementation
CDC clinical and infection-control information for preventing C. difficile transmission in healthcare settings.
CDC assessment and implementation resources for identifying CDI prevention gaps, including facility and environmental-services tools.
Core CDC practices covering hand hygiene, environmental cleaning, Standard Precautions, education, and monitoring relevant to CDI prevention.
CDC framework for hospital stewardship programs, a major component of CDI prevention and reduction.
Current NHSN resources for C. difficile LabID Event surveillance, reporting, forms, and analysis.
NHSN protocol, training, FAQs, forms, and supporting materials for C. difficile LabID Event surveillance.
Training resources for CDI LabID Event reporting, analysis, and troubleshooting.
Interactive NHSN calculator supporting MDRO and C. difficile LabID Event determinations.
Current NHSN annual-training resources covering C. difficile LabID event reporting and analysis.
SHEA/IDSA/APIC recommendations covering stewardship, diagnostic stewardship, isolation, environmental cleaning, and CDI prevention.