Reducing Clostridium difficile 
(C. difficile) Infections
C. difficile–was estimated to cause almost half a million infections in the United States in 2011, and 29,000 died within 30 days of the initial diagnosis.[1]
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How Providers Can Help Protect Against C. difficile
 C. difficile is an important cause of infectious disease death in the United States. It was estimated to cause almost half a million infections in 2011. C. difficile infections can be prevented by using infection control recommendations and more careful antibiotic use.[2] Read more.
How Patients Can Help Protect Against C. difficile
When taking antibiotics, good germs that protect against infection are destroyed for several months. During this time, patients can get sick from C. difficile picked up from contaminated surfaces or spread from a health care provider’s hands.  Click here for tips from the CDC.[3]
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C. difficile Infections: Protecting Yourself and Your Patients
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[1] Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Available at: https://www.cdc.gov/hai/organisms/cdiff/cdiff_infect.html
[2] Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Available at: https://www.cdc.gov/hai/organisms/cdiff/cdiff_clinicians.html
[3] Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Available at: https://www.cdc.gov/hai/organisms/cdiff/cdiff-patient.html
This material was prepared by Health Services Advisory Group, the Medicare Quality Improvement Organization for California, under contract with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The contents presented do not necessarily reflect CMS policy. Publication No. CA-11SOW-ASC-05302017-01