A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis: A Prior Appendectomy Does Not Increase the Risk of Severe Clostridioides difficile Infection or Recurrence.

Yassin Shams Eldien NagaBanreet Singh DhindsaJay BapayeKyaw Min TunAmaninder DhaliwalDaryl RamaiSyed Mohsin SaghirSaurabh ChandanDouglas G Adler

Published in: Digestive diseases and sciences (2023)

Patients with appendectomy are not at increased risk for developing severe Clostridioides difficile infection or recurrence. Further prospective studies are needed to establish these associations.

Keyphrases

clostridium difficile
early onset
free survival
drug induced