Association of fluoroquinolones or cephalosporin plus macrolide with Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) after treatment for community-acquired pneumonia.
Preethi PatelAbhishek DeshpandePei-Chun YuPeter B ImreyPeter K LindenauerMarya D ZilberbergSarah HaesslerMichael B RothbergPublished in: Infection control and hospital epidemiology (2022)
Among patients with CAP at US hospitals, CDI was uncommon, occurring in ∼0.33% of patients. We did not detect a significant association between the choice of empiric guideline recommended antibiotic therapy and the development of CDI.