title: Reducing infection rates.
authors.affiliation: Health Protection Agency.
authors.forename: Bharat
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Patel
mesh_terms: D002423:Cause of Death; D016360:Clostridioides difficile; D003015:Clostridium Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D017281:Cost of Illness; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control / Q000458:organization & administration*; D024802:Nurse's Role; D011159:Population Surveillance; D012307:Risk Factors; D013222:State Medicine / Q000458:organization & administration; D006113:United Kingdom / Q000453:epidemiology