The Trust is currently experiencing a very high incidence of Clostridioides difficile (C.diff) diarrhoea. A key driver of this is high rates of broad-spectrum antibiotic use.
The C difficile Period of Increased Incidence formulary has therefore been activated, please related guidance: 
The C difficile Period of Increased Incidence formulary.pdf
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Empirical Treatment Guidelines
