Preventing / Treating Clostridium difficile
  • Appropriate prescribing of antibiotics / Follow antibiotic
  • guidelines
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  • Handwashing removes spores and prevents transmitting
  • virulent strains
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  • Isolate all patients with diarrhoea / C. difficile until formed
  • stool for >48hours
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  • At RLH please refer patients to CDT Clinical Review
  • Group via Infection Control Team