Clostridioides difficile infection in patients with and without COVID-19 during the pandemic: A retrospective cohort study from a tertiary referral hospital.
Alexandra TsankofAdonis A ProtopapasParaskevi MantzanaEfthymia ProtonotariouLemonia SkouraAndreas N ProtopapasChristos SavopoulosKonstantinos MimidisPublished in: Anaerobe (2024)
Increased CDI prevalence and testing were observed compared to the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. Lower CDI-related CFR was observed in patients with COVID-19, which may be credited to the patients' significantly lower median age and CCI, as well as to the majority of deaths being due to respiratory failure.
Keyphrases
- coronavirus disease
- sars cov
- respiratory failure
- end stage renal disease
- ejection fraction
- extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- healthcare
- primary care
- clostridium difficile
- mechanical ventilation
- neuropathic pain
- risk factors
- emergency department
- intensive care unit
- acute respiratory distress syndrome
- respiratory syndrome coronavirus