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    According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) March 2012 Vital Signs report, Clostridium difficile (C. difficile) infections remain at historically high levels whereas most other types of healthcare-associated infections are declining. C. difficile related-deaths increased by 400% between 2000 and 2007, due in part to a stronger germ strain. C. difficile causes an estimated 14,000 deathsannually. Almost all C. difficile infections (94%) are connected to all types of healthcare facilities. The CDC recommends that healthcare clinicians and facility administrators implement the following six prevention steps into their facilities' infection control plan.

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    According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) March 2012 Vital Signs report, Clostridium difficile (C. difficile) infections remain at historically high levels whereas most other types of healthcare-associated infections are declining. C. difficile related-deaths increased by 400% between 2000 and 2007, due in part to a stronger germ strain. C. difficile causes an estimated 14,000 deathsannually. Almost all C. difficile infections (94%) are connected to all types of healthcare facilities. The CDC recommends that healthcare clinicians and facility administrators implement the following six prevention steps into their facilities' infection control plan.

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    Six Steps To C. Difficile Prevention

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    According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) March 2012 Vital Signs report, Clostridium difficile (C. difficile) infections remain at historically high levels whereas most other types of healthcare-associated infections are declining. C. difficile related-deaths increased by 400% between 2000 and 2007, due in part to a stronger germ strain. C. difficile causes an estimated 14,000 deathsannually. Almost all C. difficile infections (94%) are connected to all types of healthcare facilities. The CDC recommends that healthcare clinicians and facility administrators implement the following six prevention steps into their facilities' infection control plan.

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    SIX STEPS TO C.

    difficile PREVENTION
    According to the Centers for Disease Control and Preventions (CDC) March 2012 Vital Signs report, Clostridium di cile (C. di cile) infections remain at historically high levels whereas most other types of healthcare-associated infections are declining. C. di cile related-deaths increased by 400% between 2000 and 2007, due in part to a stronger germ strain. C. di cile causes an estimated 14,000 deaths annually. Almost all C. di cile infections (94%) are connected to all types of healthcare facilities.

    ALERT QUESTION

    Alert other facilities if a C. di cile patient transfers there.

    ISOLATE

    Keep C. di cile positive patients in isolation to prevent the infections spread.

    THE CDC RECOMMENDS THAT HEALTHCARE CLINICIANS AND FACILITY ADMINISTRATORS IMPLEMENT THE FOLLOWING SIX PREVENTION STEPS INTO THEIR FACILITIES INFECTION CONTROL PLAN.

    Ask if antibiotics are necessary; prescribe carefully. Unnecessary antibiotics use raises the risk of C. di cile infections.

    TEST

    PROTECT DISINFECT
    Always wear proper personal protection equipment when treating C. di cile patients.

    If patients get diarrhea while on antibiotics or within a few months of taking them, order a C. di cile test.

    Clean C. di cile patient room surfaces with bleach or another U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) registered spore-killing disinfectant.
    DISPATCH

    For C. di cile prevention tips and educational resources, visit: www.cloroxhealthcare.com/cdi


    Clorox Germicidal Wipes and DISPATCH Hospital Cleaner Disinfectant Towels with Bleach are the most trusted bleach wipes EPA-registered to kill C. di cile spores.*

    Source: CDC Vital Signs Report, Making Health Care Safer, March 2012. http://www.cdc.gov/VitalSigns/HAI/index.html

    *Use products as directed on hard nonporous surfaces.

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