Health Professional Information on Clostridioides (Clostridium) difficile

• Clinical Information
  Risk factors, signs and symptoms, transmission, and diagnosis.
  
  
• Testing and Treatment
  Criteria for testing, screening, and specimen submission information.
  
  
• Disease Reporting
  What to report, how to report, and who is required to report.
  
  
• Infection Prevention
  Information about infection control, implementation of C. diff infection (CDI) surveillance, isolation precautions, environmental cleaning and disinfection, and antimicrobial stewardship.
  
  
• Changing Epidemiology
  Increased incidence and severity of CDI is resulting in many changes.
  
  
• Guidelines and Resources
  C. difficile guidelines and resources for health care professionals.
  
  
• Clostridioides difficile Toolkit for Long-term Care Facilities
  This toolkit for C. diff infection (CDI) prevention and management in long-term care facilities provides resources in six topic areas: prepare, detect, contain, clean, prevent, and educate.