C. difficile infections require soap and water hand washing, not alcohol sanitizer, because the spores resist alcohol. Bleach solutions are needed to clean contaminated surfaces. Remember: C. diff is different.
When you're dealing with C. Diff or Clostridium difficile, you must use soap and water for hand washing because alcohol based hand sanitizers, those are less effective against C. Diff spores. So remember this memory trick, all right? C. Diff is different. It needs soap and water, not just alcohol. And when you're cleaning up from C. Diff, cleaning with chlorine, bleach is recommended to kill those tough spores. Remember, C. Diff spores are super tough. They need bleach to be beaten. And do me a quick favor and hit that like button that tells the algorithm that this is a helpful video for you, which is what gets more nursing students to find it. And I am on a mission here to help as many nursing students as I can pass nursing school.
