Patient Safety Tool: Clostridium Difficile Environmental Cleaning Checklist

As part of the resources in its "Guide to the Elimination of Clostridium difficile in Healthcare Settings" (pdf), APIC provides a free, downloadable and adaptable environmental checklist using sodium hypochlorite for daily cleaning when C. diff is involved.

APIC also offers a free, downloadable environmental checklist using sodium hypochlorite for daily cleaning when the presence of C. diff is not known or suspected.

Download the environmental checklist when C. diff is involved by clicking here (xls) or when it is not believed to be involved by clicking here (xls).

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