Describing the monthly variability of hospital-onset Clostridioides difficile during early coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) using electronic health record data.

Kaiting LangT J AtchisonPriti Singh David M Kline James B OdeiJennifer L MartinJustin F SmyerShandra R Day Courtney L Hebert

Published in: Infection control and hospital epidemiology (2023)

Variations in HO-CDI incidence seemed to trend with COVID-19 incidence but were not fully explained by our case mix. Other factors contributing to the variability in HO-CDI incidence beyond listed patient characteristics need to be explored.

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