Healthcare Resources

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Optimize Antibiotic Therapy
Poster, images, and video reminding clinicians to optimize antibiotic therapy.
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Assess Your Patient's Risk for C. diff Infection
Fact sheet, graphic, and video reminding clinicians to assess patients’ risk of infection.
C. diff Infections and High-risk Antibiotics
Video explaining how certain high-risk antibiotics can increase infection risk.
Protect yourself and your patients from C. diff infection.
C. diff Infection Prevention
Graphics reminding clinicians to wear PPE and promote cleaning to prevent spread.
An animated GIF image reminding healthcare professionals to educate their patients on the risk factors for C. diff infection.
Educate Patients on Their Risk of C. diff Infection
GIFs reminding clinicians to educate their patients on their risk of C. diff infection
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C. diff Fact Sheet for Healthcare Professionals
Fact sheet explaining the impact, risk factors, transmission, and prevention of C. diff infection.
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C. diff can affect anyone. Patients are up to 10 times more likely to get C. diff infection while taking an antibiotics or during the three months after.
C. diff Frequency
Static graphic highlighting frequency of C. diff infection while taking an antibiotic or during use.
Avoid unnecessary testing for C. diff.
Diagnostic Stewardship
Set of 4 Images highlighting diagnostic stewardship to reduce C. diff infection risk among patients.

Resources for patients

Find more fact sheets, social media graphics, and animated videos for the general public.

C. diff Educational Resources

Clinical resources

Infection prevention guidelines and assessments

Isolation Precautions Guideline
Isolation Precautions: Preventing Transmission of Infectious Agents in Healthcare Settings (2007)
Disinfection and Sterilization Guideline
Guideline for Disinfection and Sterilization in Healthcare Facilities (2008)
Environmental Infection Control Guidelines
Guidelines for Environmental Infection Control in Health-Care Facilities (2003)
Guideline for Hand Hygiene in Healthcare Settings (2002)
Guidelines for Hand Hygiene in Healthcare Settings (2002)

Assessments

Targeted Assessment for Prevention (TAP) Strategy Toolkit
Tools for healthcare and public health professionals to prevent healthcare-associated infections.
CDC/STRIVE Infection Control Training
STRIVE trainings address the technical and foundational elements of HAI prevention.

Antibiotic Stewardship resources

Antibiotic Prescribing and Use
All about antibiotic prescribing and use in the U.S.
Be Antibiotics Aware Partner Toolkit
Be Antibiotics Aware aims to improve antibiotic prescribing and use among consumers.
Core Elements of Antibiotic Stewardship
Key principles to guide efforts to improve antibiotic use, patient safety and outcomes.

Acute care facilities resources

Clinical Guidance for C. diff Infection Prevention in Acute Care Facilities
Core strategies for CDI prevention in acute care facilities

Long-term care facilities resources

Core Elements of Antibiotic Stewardship for Nursing Homes
A framework for implementing antibiotic stewardship in nursing home settings.
Long-term Care Facilities (LTCF) Component
Use the Long Term Care Facility (LTCF) Component to track infections and prevention process measures...

National Healthcare Safety Network Resources

Patient Safety Component (PSC)
CDC’s National Healthcare Safety Network is the nation’s most widely used healthcare-associated infe...
Long-term Care Facilities (LTCF) Component
Use the Long Term Care Facility (LTCF) Component to track infections and prevention process measures...

Publications and reports

NCBI selected C. diff publications
2019 Antibiotic Resistance Threats Report
CDC's 2019 AR Threats Report includes national estimates for 18 antimicrobial-resistant germs.

Blogs

Blog: C. diff survivor and advocate shares her story
Blog: Champions for the Cause: Using the TAP Strategy to Identify Gaps in Preventing HAIs

Partner resources

Prevention and precautions

Strategies to Prevent C. diff Infections in Acute Care Hospitals (2022 Update)
Preventing C. diff Infections from the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC)
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Duration of Contact Precautions for Acute-Care Settings (from Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA))
Rationale for Hand Hygiene Recommendations after Caring for a Patient with C. diff Infection (from APIC)
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Clinical practice

Guidelines on Management of C. diff Infection in Adults (2021 focused update from Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) and SHEA)
Guidelines for C. diff Infection in Adults and Children (2017 update from IDSA and SHEA)
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National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID)