Clostridium difficile references

Journal papers, reports and conference posters

• 2006
• 2005
• 2004

HPA CDR-Weekly publications are listed under the Voluntary surveillance and Mandatory surveillance sections of the website. Guidelines can be found under the Guidelines  section of the website.

2006

Saker L, et al.  Changing Burden of Associated Disease in England: 2004-2005 (PDF, 556 KB) [poster]. Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy; 2006 September 26-30; San Francisco, USA (556kB)

Investigation into outbreaks of Clostridium difficile at Stoke Mandeville Hospital, Buckinghamshire Hospitals NHS Trust. Report by the Healthcare Commission. July 2006

Clostridium difficlie: Findings and recommendations from a review of the epidemiology and a survey of Directors of Infection Prevention and Control in England. (PDF, 410 KB) July 2006

Report: Deaths involving Clostridium difficile: England and Wales 1999-2004 (PDF, 257 KB) Health Statistics Quarterly 2006; 30

Pearson AD, et al.  The burden of Clostridium difficile associated disease in England (PDF, 506 KB) [poster]. 16th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases; 2006 April 1– 4; Nice, France

Saker L, et al.  Results of a national survey of management, prevention and surveillance of Clostridium difficile infection in England (PDF, 539 KB) [poster] 16th Annual Scientific Meeting of Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America; 2006 March 18-21; Chicago, US

2005

Interim findings from a national survey of NHS acute trusts in England, December 2005 (PDF, 69 KB)

2004

Mandatory surveillance of orthopaedic surgical site infection and C. difficile associated diarrhoea. Chief executive bulletin article: 23-29 April 2004: Issue 216

National Audit Office.Improving patient care by reducing the risk of hospital acquired infection: A progress report (13MB) Report by the Controller and Auditor General HC 876 Session 2003-2004: 14 July 2004