Management of person(s) with confirmed CDI

Care Home Staff

• Continue to apply infection control precautions
• Continue to encourage person to drink
• Review person daily and contact GP or out of hours service if symptoms get worse
• If there is no improvement after 3 days contact the GP or out of hours service for further advice

Care Home Manager/Deputy:

• Review infection prevention and control measures.
• Log case(s) as part of local surveillance
• Contact HPT/ IPCT for advce on management
• Contact HPT/IPCT if a known CDI resident(s) dies or CDI is recorded on a death certificate
• Contact HPT if more than one case of diarrhoea

Health Protection Team (HPT)/Infection Prevention Control Team (IPCT)

• Advice on management and infection prevention and control including:
• Set triggers and investigate cases when triggers breached/ exceeded
• Check for other cases of CDI Review all severe cases and deaths due to CDI
• Report to relevant people/ organisations and share any lessons learned