Role of the hospital environment in disease transmission, with a focus on Clostridium difficile

Key measures to prevent C. difficile transmission and infection include antibiotic stewardship (minimising antibiotic use), placing patients with CDI on contact precautions, and proper cleaning and disinfection of the surfaces in hospital rooms daily and at discharge using a sporicidal disinfectant or a 'no-touch' method (e.g. ultraviolet light).