Department Of Health
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This guidance outlines the evidence and approaches to delivering good infection control and environmental hygiene, as well as C. difficile in the community and death certification.
Chapter 3 has been superseded bythe National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guidance for Clostridioides infection: antimicrobial prescribing.
Chapter 4 has been superseded by the updated antimicrobial prescribing and stewardship principles in:
- UKHSAs Antimicrobial stewardship: start smart then focus
- Department of Health and Social Cares Guidance for compliance with criterion 3: antimicrobial use in the Health and Social Care Act 2008
- National Institute for Health and Care Excellence - Antimicrobial stewardship: systems and processes for effective antimicrobial medicine use [NG15].
Sections on the diagnosis and reporting of C. difficile infection have been superseded bythe UKHSA HCAI Data Capture System.
Chapters 5, 6, and 7 on the infection prevention and control management of C. difficile in healthcare settings should be read in conjunction with the National Infection Prevention and Control Manual.
If you need to see the withdrawn chapters, you can find them on the internet archives.