Comparison of the Risk of Recurrent Clostridioides Difficile Infections Among Patients in 2018 Versus 2013. (17th August 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Guh, Alice Y; Yi, Sarah H; Baggs, James; Winston, Lisa; Parker, Erin; Johnston, Helen; Basiliere, Elizabeth; Olson, Danyel; Fridkin, Scott K; Mehta, Nirja; Wilson, Lucy; Perlmutter, Rebecca; Holzbauer, Stacy M; D'Heilly, Paige; Phipps, Erin C; Flores, Kristina G; Dumyati, Ghinwa K; Hatwar, Trupti; Pierce, Rebecca; Ocampo, Valerie L S; Wilson, Christopher D; Watkins, Jasmine J; Korhonen, Lauren; Paulick, Ashley; Adamczyk, Michelle; Gerding, Dale N; Reddy, Sujan C
• Is Part Of: Open forum infectious diseases. Volume 9:Number 9(2022)
• Publication Date: 2022-08-17
• Subjects: Clostridioides difficile -- infection -- recurrent; Communicable diseases -- Periodicals; Medical microbiology -- Periodicals; Infection -- Periodicals; 616.9
• DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofac422
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2328-8957

Abstract

Abstract: Among persons with an initial Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) across 10 US sites in 2018 compared with 2013, 18.3% versus 21.1% had ≥1 recurrent CDI (rCDI) within 180 days. We observed a 16% lower adjusted risk of rCDI in 2018 versus 2013 ( P < .0001). Abstract :