Comparison of the Risk of Recurrent Clostridioides Difficile Infections Among Patients in 2018 Versus 2013.

Alice Y GuhSarah H YiJames BaggsLisa WinstonErin ParkerHelen JohnstonElizabeth BasiliereDanyel OlsonScott K FridkinNirja MehtaLucy WilsonRebecca PerlmutterStacy M HolzbauerPaige D'HeillyErin C PhippsKristina G FloresGhinwa K DumyatiTrupti HatwarRebecca PierceValerie L S OcampoChristopher D WilsonJasmine J WatkinsLauren KorhonenAshley PaulickMichelle AdamczykDale N GerdingSujan C Reddy

Published in: Open forum infectious diseases (2022)

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).

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clostridium difficile