Clinical Guideline Highlights for the Hospitalist: Diagnosis and Management of Clostridium difficile in Adults

GUIDELINE TITLE: 2018 Infectious Disease Society of America (IDSA)/Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) clinical practice guidelineRELEASE DATE: February 15, 2018PRIOR VERSION: 2010 Infectious Disease Society of America (IDSA)/Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) clinical practice guidelineDEVELOPER: A panel of 14 multidisciplinary expertsFUNDING SOURCE: IDSA and SHEATARGET POPULATION: Adult and pediatric patients at risk for or diagnosed with Clostridium difficile infection based on a literature review with a defined search period of 2009–2016. This review will focus on adult patients