General NSIH_CDIF project information

Project name

Surveillance Clostridium difficile Infections

Project abbreviation

NSIH_CDIF

Project code

HDBP0039

Primary organization that oversees implementation of project

• Sciensano

Partner organization participating in project

• Not available

Organization that commissioned this project

• Belgian Antibiotic Policy Coordination Committee (BAPCOC)

Organization providing monetary or material support

• Federal Public Service (FPS) Health
• National Institute for Health and Disability Insurance (RIZIV-INAMI)

Brief project description

Clostridium difficile infections (CDI) are a leading cause of diarrhea and pseudomembranous colitis in acute and chronic care settings. Due to the growing incidence and advancing hypervirulent strains of Clostridium difficile infections (CDIs), the Belgian Infection Control Society (BICS), in collaboration with Sciensano, is organizing a national surveillance in hospitals to determine the incidence of CDIs in our country. Registration began on July 1, 2006.

Regulatory framework of this project

Consult the regulatory framework information published on the fair.healthdata.be pages.