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Universal molecular Clostridioides difficile screening and overtreatment in solid organ transplant recipients.

Margaret Newman McCortCassandra OehlerMatthew EnriquezEmily LandonCynthia T NguyenNatasha N PettitJessica RidgwayJennifer Pisano
Published in: Transplant infectious disease : an official journal of the Transplantation Society (2020)
Solid organ transplant recipients were more likely to have CD colonization detected by peri-rectal screening than the general inpatient population. SOT and non-SOT patients were treated with oral vancomycin at similar rates in response to the positive screen. Nearly half of the oral vancomycin use in SOT recipients was likely overtreatment, but this finding is limited by the low number of patients in this cohort.
Keyphrases
  • end stage renal disease
  • newly diagnosed
  • ejection fraction
  • chronic kidney disease
  • peritoneal dialysis
  • palliative care
  • mental health
  • patient reported outcomes
  • clostridium difficile
  • high throughput
  • rectal cancer