Novel risk factors and outcomes in inflammatory bowel disease patients with Clostridioides difficile infection.
Elida VothDipesh SolankyEdward V LoftusDarrell S PardiSahil KhannaPublished in: Therapeutic advances in gastroenterology (2021)
An overweight BMI and statin use were associated with severe or severe, complicated CDI in IBD patients. Further studies are needed to better understand how these factors impact management of patients with IBD to improve clinical outcomes and potentially reduce the risk of complications from CDI.
Keyphrases
- risk factors
- end stage renal disease
- chronic kidney disease
- ejection fraction
- early onset
- newly diagnosed
- cardiovascular disease
- weight gain
- clostridium difficile
- body mass index
- physical activity
- prognostic factors
- coronary artery disease
- patient reported outcomes
- drug induced
- type diabetes
- metabolic syndrome
- adipose tissue
- insulin resistance
- glycemic control