C. diff (Clostridioides difficile) CDC Resources

Resource Location: https://www.cdc.gov/cdiff/index.html

Centers for Disease Control (CDC)

What is C. diff?
Information for Clinicians.
Prevent the Spread.

Author IPROPosted on March 3, 2021

Focus Area: C. difficile / Antimicrobial Stewardship / MDRO, GENERAL Infection Control

How to Use the Resource Picker

To search resources by HQIC focus area, simply click on the box to the left of the focus area below. The number to the right indicates how many different resources exist under each focus area. To find resources inclusive of more than one focus area, you may select multiple boxes (e.g., if you click on Sepsis and Health Equity, you will see resources that contain both of these focus areas). You must then unclick each box to clear the filters. Additionally, you may type in free text in the search box and click the SUBMIT button below.

Resource Picker

Focus Area
- Adverse Drug Events(34)
- Airway Safety(3)
- All-Cause Harm / Culture of Safety / High Reliability(25)
- C. difficile / Antimicrobial Stewardship / MDRO(24)
- CAUTI(15)
- CLABSI(16)
- Diagnostic Error(3)
- Falls(5)
- GENERAL Infection Control(15)
- Health Equity(35)
- Opioid Stewardship / Behavioral Health(26)
- Pandemic / COVID / Public Health Emergency(39)
- Patient & Family Engagement(40)
- Pressure Injury(24)
- Readmissions / Care Transitions(22)
- Sepsis(11)
- Surgical Site Infections(14)
- Venous thromboembolism (VTE)(9)
- Ventilator Associated Events(9)

Latest Additions

NATIONAL HEALTHCARE SAFETY NETWORK (NHSN):How to Use the Patient Impact and Hospital Capacity Module
HPH Risk Identification and Site Criticality (RISC) Toolkit 1.0
Hospital Operations Toolkit for COVID-19
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Burn Rate Calculator
Guidance for Planning Vaccination Clinics Held at Satellite, Temporary, or Off-Site Locations
8 Lessons from a Covid-19 Surge Hot Spot

About IPRO HQIC

HQIC Resource Library This library contains resources curated by the IPRO HQIC. The library is maintained by the IPRO HQIC, under contract with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The contents of this site do not necessarily reflect CMS policy.