Clostridium difficile infection : Infection à clostridium difficile: lignes directrices sur la prèvention et le contrôle des infections pour la gestion dans les établissements des soins actifs

Those responsible for infection prevention and control within a facility should be aware of C. difficile infection epidemiology within their organization and gauge their response accordingly.11 Consistent and correct application of infection prevention and control measures has proven effective in reducing the incidence of healthcare-associated C. difficile infection.12,13 As C. difficile infection [...] Policies and procedures should be developed and implemented for environmental cleaning to ensure sufficient staffing, routine scheduled environmental cleaning, procedures for assigning responsibility and accountability for cleaning as indicated by the level of patient contact and degree of soiling, and include event-related cleaning of environmental surfaces and increased cleaning as per additiona [...] Healthcare workers, families and visitors should use the following personal protective equipment for patients suspected or confirmed to have C. difficile infection: a) Gloves i. Gloves should be worn to enter the patient’s room, cubicle or designated bedspace during the care of the patient and for contact with the patient’s environment; ii. [...] Soiled linen should be sorted and rinsed outside of patient care areas; and v. Heavily soiled linen should be rolled or folded to contain the heaviest soil in the centre of the bundle. [...] VISITOR MANAGEMENT a) Visitors should be instructed to speak with a nurse before entering the room, cubicle or designated bedspace of a patient on contact precautions to evaluate the risk to the health of the visitor and the ability of the visitor to comply with precautions.