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PL CNO (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:
    Health and social care professionals
  • Publication format:
    A4:Electronic only
  • Gateway reference:
    9301
  • Series number:
    PL CNO (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 1st January 2008 and the need for Trusts to review data entered onto the web-based system since its introduction by 10th March 2008.

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