Trends in Clostridioides difficile infection rates in Canadian hospitals during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.
Kelly B ChoiTim DuAnada SilvaGeorge R GoldingLinda PeludeRobyn MitchellWallis RudnickRomeo HizonGhada N Al-RawahiBlanda ChowIan DavisGerald A EvansCharles FrenetteJennie JohnstonePamela KibseyKevin C KatzJoanne M LangleyBonita E LeeYves LongtinDominik MertzJessica MinionMichelle ScienceJocelyn A SrigleyPaula StaggKathryn N SuhNisha ThampiAlice WongJeannette L ComeauSusy S Hotanull nullPublished in: Infection control and hospital epidemiology (2022)
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has placed significant burden on healthcare systems. We compared Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) epidemiology before and during the pandemic across 71 hospitals participating in the Canadian Nosocomial Infection Surveillance Program. Using an interrupted time series analysis, we showed that CDI rates significantly increased during the COVID-19 pandemic.