Is advanced age still a risk factor for recurrence of C. difficile infection in the era of new treatments?
Cecilia Suárez CarantoñaMaría Dolores Corbacho-LoarteLaura Del Campo AlbendeaSara Kamel-ReyAna Verónica HalperinRosa Escudero-SánchezManuel Ponce-AlonsoSantiago MorenoJavier CoboPublished in: Age and ageing (2024)
No differences in CDI recurrence rates were found between age groups. However, there was a high mortality rate in patients ≥80 years old, which emphasises the urgent need to improve the prevention and treatment of CDI in this group.