Clostridium difficile

AGENCIES

Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)

• Clostridium difficile. Infection: Infection Prevention and Control Guidance for Management in Acute Care Settings (2013 update)

• Clostridium difficile: Infection Prevention and Control Guidance for Management in Long-term Care Facilities (2013)

Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) / Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA)

• Clinical Practice Guidelines for Clostridium difficile Infection in Adults and Children (2017 update)

United States Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)

• Early Diagnosis, Prevention, and Treatment of Clostridium difficile: Update (2016)

PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES

American College of Gastroenterology (ACG)

• Guidelines for Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prevention of Clostridium difficile Infections (2013)

Australian Infection Control Association

• ASID/AICA position statement – Infection control guidelines for patients with Clostridium difficile infection in healthcare settings (2011)

European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ESCMID) Study Group for C. difficile (ESGCD)

• Guidance document for prevention of Clostridium difficile infection in acute healthcare settings (2018)

EU/EEA COUNTRIES

Belgium

• Recommendations for the prevention, control and management of Clostridium difficile infections in healthcare institutions (High Council for Health, 2017)
  In French: Recommandations en matière de prévention, maîtrise et prise en charge des infections dues à Clostridium difficile dans les institutions de soins (Conseil Supérieur de la Santé, 2017)
  In Dutch: Aanbevelingen voor de beheersing en preventie van Clostridium difficile-infecties in      zorginstellingen (Hoge Gezondheidsraad, 2017)  

Denmark

• National hygiene guidelines for patients with communicable diseases, including isolation (Statens Serum Institute, 2016)
  Nationale Infektionshygiejniske Retningslinjer om supplerende forholdsregler ved infektioner og bærertilstand i sundhedssektoren (Statens Serum Institut, 2016)

(This document includes guidance on C. difficile)

France

• Opinion regarding management of the spread of Clostridium difficile infections in French healthcare facilities (High Council of Public Health, 2008)

Germany

• Advice for physicians: Clostridium difficile (Robert Koch Institute, 2011)
  Ratgeber für Ärzte: Clostridium difficile (Robert Koch Institut, 2011)

Hungary

• Guidance of the National Centre of Epidemiology on the diagnostics, therapy and prevention of Clostridium difficile infections (National Centre of Epidemiology, 2016)
  A Clostridium difficile fertőzések diagnosztikájáról, terápiájáról és megelőzéséről (Országos Epidemiológiai Központ, 2016)

Italy

• Prevention and control of Clostridium difficile infections (Italian Multidisciplinary Society for the Prevention of Infections in Healthcare settings, 2009)
  Prevenzione e controllo delle infezioni da Clostridium difficile (Società Italiana Multidisciplinare per la Prevenzione delle Infezioni nelle Organizzazioni Sanitarie, 2009)

Netherlands

• Infection prevention measures with Clostridium difficile (Infection Prevention Working Group, 2011)
  Infectiepreventieve maatregelen bij Clostridium difficile (Werkgroep Infectie Preventie, 2011)

Norway

• Clostridium difficile: guidelines for healthcare personnel (Norwegian Public Health Institute, 2015)
  Clostridium difficile-infeksjon - veileder for helsepersonel (Folkehelseinstituttet, 2015)

Sweden

• Clostridium difficile infections: Knowledge base and recommendations for monitoring, prevention and outbreaks (National Public Health Institute, 2017)
  Clostridium difficile-infektion: Kunskapsunderlag och rekommendationer för övervakning, prevention och utbrottshantering (Folkhälsomyndighetens, 2017)

COUNTRIES OUTSIDE THE EU/EEA

United Kingdom

• Clostridium difficile infection: How to deal with the problem  (Department of Health and Health Protection Agency, 2008)
• Guidance on Prevention and Control of Clostridium difficile Infection (CDI) in healthcare settings in Scotland (Health Protection Scotland, 2017)