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Clostridioides difficile factsheets for healthcare professionals

Management of the initial and first recurrence of Clostridium difficile infection (CDI)

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Publication Date: 12 June 2014

Management of the second and subsequent recurrences of Clostridium difficile infection (CDI)

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Publication Date: 12 June 2014

Management of C. difficile in Primary Care

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Publication Date: 12 June 2014
The National Clinical Guidelines No. 3 on the Surveillance, Diagnosis and Management of C. difficile Infection in Ireland is currently under review. Treatment guidance in this document is now superseded by Clostridioides difficile infection treatment guidance available on antibioticprescribing.ie. IPC guidance in this document is also now superseded by National Clinical Guidance No. 30 Infection Prevention and Control

Bristol stool chart

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Publication Date: September 2013

Calculation of resident days for long term care facilities

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Publication Date: September 2013

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