Healthcare Costs of Clostridioides difficile Infection in Commercially Insured Younger Adults.

John M SahrmannMargaret A OlsenMatthew R KellerHolly YuErik R Dubberke

Published in: Open forum infectious diseases (2023)

In a US adult population aged <65 years, attributable costs due to Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) were highest in persons with hospital onset and lowest in those with community-associated CDI treated outside a hospital. The economic burden of CDI in younger adults underscores the need for additional CDI-preventive strategies.

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