National epidemiology of initial and recurrent Clostridium difficile infection in the Veterans Health Administration from 2003 to 2014.
Kelly R RevelesKenneth A LawsonEric M MortensenMary Jo V PughJim M KoellerJacqueline R ArgamanyChristopher R FreiPublished in: PloS one (2017)
Initial and recurrent CDI episodes increased among veterans over a 12-year period. Outcomes, such as mortality and hospital LOS improved in recent years; both of these outcomes are worse for initial CDI episodes than recurrent episodes.