Abstract
As part of a multidisciplinary approach to optimise the management of Clostridium difficile associated diarrhoea (CDAD), various measures have been undertaken, including the introduction of an isolation unit, revision of antimicrobial policies, vigilance of the infection and prevention and control team, improved ward hygiene, and a Trust-wide educational programme. In addition to these, nutritional support was felt to be vital in our assessment and management of patients with CDAD. Addressing nutritional status and encouraging the use of prebiotics was thought to be a useful adjuvant therapy in the treatment of CDAD. Therefore a simple algorithm of nutritional management was developed for this purpose; this combined the current evidence and guidelines for nutritional support.
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