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PL CMO (2008)1: Changes to the mandatory healthcare associated infection surveillance system for Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) from 1 January 2008

  • Document type:
    Professional letter
  • Author:
    Department of Health
  • Published date:
    15 January 2008
  • Primary audience:
    Doctors and consultants
  • Publication format:
    A4:Electronic only
  • Gateway reference:
    9301
  • Series number:
    PL CMO (2008)1
  • Pages:
    5
  • Copyright holder:
    Crown

This letter sets out the new requirements for the reporting of C. difficile cases by acute trusts from 1 January 2008 and the need for trusts to review data entered on to the web-based system since its introduction by 10 March 2008.

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