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CMS Manual System Department of Health & Human Services (DHHS) Pub. 100-07 State Operations Provider Certification Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Transmittal 55 Date: December 2, 2009 Transmittal 54, dated November 30, 2009, is being rescinded and replaced by Transmittal 55 dated December 2, 2009. The C. difficile can survive in the environment ( , on floors, bed rails or around toilet seats) in its spore form for up to 6 months. Rigorously cleaning the environment removes C. difficile spores, and can help prevent transmission of the Cleaning equipment used for residents with C.

residents’ conditions be reassessed because older adults may have coexisting diseases that complicate the diagnosis of an infection (e.g., joint degeneration vs. infectious arthritis, COPD versus pneumonia), and they may also have atypical or non-specific signs and symptoms related

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