Clostridioides difficile infection - information for people who are getting care, their visitors, and anyone else who is in a healthcare setting
Publication Date: 02 April 2020
This publication has been produced by ARHAI Scotland, part of NHS National Services Scotland.
Clostridioides difficile is sometimes called C. difficile (or C. diff) for short. It is a bacterium (or germ) that some people have in their bowel. It doesn’t normally cause any problems in healthy people.
This leaflet is for people who are getting care, their visitors, and anyone else who is in a healthcare setting.
Resource information
- Publisher:
- ARHAI Scotland
- Publication type:
- Leaflet
Documents
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- Clostridioides difficile infection - information for people who are getting care, their visitors, and anyone else who is in a healthcare setting (PDF, 183KB)
- Clostridioides difficile infection - information for people who are getting care, their visitors, and anyone else who is in a healthcare setting (print version) (PDF, 175KB)