Screening of Clostridioides difficile carriers in an urban academic medical center: Understanding implications of disease.

Sarah W BaronBelinda E OstrowskyPriya NoriDavid Y DroryMichael H LeviWendy A SzymczakMichael L RinkeWilliam N Southern

Published in: Infection control and hospital epidemiology (2021)

Asymptomatic carriage of C. difficile is prevalent among admitted patients and confers a significant risk of progression to symptomatic CDI. Screening for asymptomatic carriers may represent an opportunity to reduce CDI.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
clostridium difficile
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
peritoneal dialysis
patient reported