The Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology offers a free guide to preventing Clostridium difficile infections.
The "Guide to Preventing Clostridium Difficile Infections" is an update of a 2008 APIC guide, and includes new tools and revised information. The guide describes many interventions to prevent C. diff, including surveillance, hand hygiene, contact/isolation precautions, environmental infection prevention and antimicrobial stewardship.
Download APIC's "Guide to Preventing Clostridium Difficile Infections" for use in your own facility.
Note: View our database providing more than 400 reports that link to free downloadable and adaptable tools for use in surgery centers, hospitals and other organizations by clicking here.
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Study: Nurse Education Tied to Reduced Surgical Mortality
The "Guide to Preventing Clostridium Difficile Infections" is an update of a 2008 APIC guide, and includes new tools and revised information. The guide describes many interventions to prevent C. diff, including surveillance, hand hygiene, contact/isolation precautions, environmental infection prevention and antimicrobial stewardship.
Download APIC's "Guide to Preventing Clostridium Difficile Infections" for use in your own facility.
Note: View our database providing more than 400 reports that link to free downloadable and adaptable tools for use in surgery centers, hospitals and other organizations by clicking here.
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