Derivation and Validation of a Clostridium difficile Infection Recurrence Prediction Rule in a National Cohort of Veterans.
Kelly R RevelesEric M MortensenJim M KoellerKenneth A LawsonMary Jo V PughSarah A RumbellowJacqueline R ArgamanyChristopher R FreiPublished in: Pharmacotherapy (2018)
Several CDI and patient-specific factors were independently associated with 60-day CDI recurrence risk. When integrated into a clinical prediction rule, higher risk scores and risk classes were strongly correlated with CDI recurrence. This clinical prediction rule can be used by providers to identify patients at high risk for CDI recurrence and help guide preventive strategy decisions, while accounting for clinical judgment.