Largest ever European clinician consensus report on Clostridium difficile launched

A first of its kind expert consensus report on Clostridium difficile infection (CDI), contributed to by more than 1,000 healthcare professionals across Europe, has been presented today at the Healthcare Infection Society (HIS) International Congress in Lyon, France. The consensus report aimed to identify a set of expert views on CDI management, in order to determine attitudes to diagnosis, treatment and outcomes of CDI and to identify perceived unmet clinical needs. Based on the consensus scores of the 1,047 respondent clinicians, recommendations have been suggested to further develop CDI services to ensure appropriate diagnosis and treatment strategies are applied across