Prevalence and outcomes of Clostridioides difficile infection in liver transplant recipients.

Nicholas C Kortt Cositha SanthakumarRebecca J DavisSimone Irene StrasserGeoffrey W McCaughanKen Liu Avik Majumdar

Published in: Transplant infectious disease : an official journal of the Transplantation Society (2021)

Within the local setting of our study, CDI within 12 months post-LT is of low severity, associated with pre-LT antibiotic exposure and longer hospital stay but no survival impact after LT. Rifaximin use pre-LT reduced the risk of CDI post-LT.

Keyphrases

healthcare
clostridium difficile
risk factors
type diabetes
emergency department
acute care
free survival
glycemic control