Clostridium difficile Guidelines Pocket Guide - Guideline Central

Clostridium difficile

Infectious Diseases Society of America, Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of AmericaPublished: December 11, 2023

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  • Key Points
  • Epidemiology 
  • Diagnosis 
  • Infection Prevention and Control 
  • Treatment 
  • Algorithm
    • CDI Laboratory Test Recommendations Based on Pre-Agreed Institutional Criteria for Patient Stool Submission
  • Tables
    • Summary of Available Tests for CDI in Decreasing Order of Sensitivity
    • Recommendations for the Treatment of Clostridioides difficile Infection (CDI) in Adults
    • Potential Treatment Agents for Treatment of the Primary C. difficile Infection (CDI) Episode
    • Recommendations for the Treatment of C. difficile Infection (CDI) in Children
The guidelines provide evidence-based recommendations that have been developed using GRADE (Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development, and Evaluation) methodology. GRADE involves structured literature review, systematic reviews and meta-analyses of combined data, and expert discussion to assess the certainty in the evidence and determine the strength of each recommendation.


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