But Ms Sturgeon said lessons learned would be used to drive down C.diff rates across Scotland and all infection control managers had been asked to review their data on C.diff over the past six months.

BBC: Nicola Sturgeon

The party's health spokeswoman Alison McInnes called for the bug to be given the same attention as MRSA and C.diff.

BBC: Norovirus caused more than 1,000 Scottish ward closures