Clostridium difficile infection in patients with inflammatory bowel disease: a case control study.

Krista VitikainenJohanna HaapamäkiMartti A FärkkiläVeli-Jukka AnttilaPerttu Arkkila

Published in: Scandinavian journal of gastroenterology (2018)

IBD patients are not more susceptible for rCDI than non-IBD patients. Predisposing factors for rCDI among IBD patients are associated with immunosuppressant treatments, colon affecting IBD and CDI caused by ribotype 027. CDI does not worsen the prognosis of IBD patients.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
peritoneal dialysis