Installing lidded toilets and closing the lid prior to flushing also reduces the risk of contamination.Those who have CDIs should be in rooms with other people with CDIs or by themselves when in hospital.Common hospital disinfectants are ineffective against C. difficile spores, and may promote spore formation, but various oxidants   (e.g 1% sodium hypochlorite solution) rapidly destroy spores. Hydrogen peroxide vapor (HPV) systems used to sterilize a room after treatment is completed have been shown to reduce infection rates and to reduce risk of infection to others. The incidence of CDI was reduced by 53% or 42% through use of HPV. Ultraviolet cleaning devices, and housekeeping staff especially dedicated to disinfecting the rooms of people with C. difficile after discharge may be effective. Treatment
Carrying C. difficile without symptoms is common. Treatment in those without symptoms is controversial. In general, mild cases do not require specific treatment. Oral rehydration therapy is useful in treating dehydration associated with the diarrhea. Medications
Several different antibiotics are used for C. difficile, with the available agents being more or less equally effective.Vancomycin or fidaxomicin by mouth are the typically recommended for mild, moderate, and severe infections. They are also the first-line treatment for pregnant women, especially since metronidazole may cause birth defects. Typical vancomycin 125mg is taken four times a day by mouth for 10 days. Fidaxomicin is taken at 200 mg twice daily for 10 days.
In May 2010, a total of 138 people at four different hospitals in Denmark were infected with the 027 strain  plus there were some isolated occurrences at other hospitals. In May 2010,  14 fatalities were related to the bacterium in the Australian state of Victoria. Two years later, the same strain of the bacterium was detected in New Zealand. On 28 May 2011, an outbreak in Ontario had been reported, with 26 fatalities as of 24 July 2011. In 2012/2013, a total of 27 people at one hospital in the south of Sweden (Ystad) were infected with 10 deaths. Five died of the strain 017. Etymology and pronunciation
The genus name is from the Greek klōstēr (κλωστήρ), "spindle", and the specific name is from Latin difficile, neuter singular form of difficilis "difficult, obstinate", chosen in reference to fastidiousness upon culturing. Regarding the pronunciation of the current and former genus assignments, Clostridioides is  and Clostridium is . Both genera still have species assigned to them, but this species is now classified in the former. Via the norms of binomial nomenclature, it is understood that the former binomial name of this species is now an alias. Regarding the specific name,  is the traditional norm, reflecting how medical English usually pronounces naturalized New Latin words (which in turns largely reflects traditional English pronunciation of Latin), although a restored pronunciation of  is also sometimes used (the classical Latin pronunciation is reconstructed as [kloːsˈtrɪdɪ.ũː dɪfˈfɪkɪlɛ]).