Long-Term Care Survey Alert

Combat Clostridium Difficile With These Resources

For more information on C. difficile in long-term care settings, take a look at the following:

  1. “Diagnosis, management and prevention of Clostridium difficile infection in long-term care facilities: A review.” Published in: Journal of the American Geriatric Society; 2010;58:1556-1564.
  2. “Clinical practice guidelines for Clostridium difficile infection in adults: 2010” update by the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) and the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA). Available at: www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/651706.
  3. “Guide to Preventing Clostridium difficile Infections.” Available at: apic.org/Resource_/EliminationGuideForm/59397fc6-3f90-43d1-9325-e8be75d86888/File/2013CDiffFinal.pdf.
  4. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, C. difficile Web page. Available at:  www.cdc.gov/hai/organisms/cdiff/cdiff_infect.html.
  5. “Not Just a Maid Service” This training video focuses on the important role of environmental service workers in preventing C. difficile infections.  Available at: www.notjustamaidservice.com/
  6. “Rationale for Hand Hygiene Recommendations after Caring for a Patient with Clostridium difficile Infection.” Available at: www.shea-online.org/Portals/0/CDI hand hygiene Update.pdf.