Eosinopenia and Binary Toxin Increase Mortality in Hospitalized Patients With Clostridioides difficile Infection.

Travis J CarlsonBradley T EndresJulie Le PhamAnne J Gonzales-LunaFaris S AlnezaryKimberly NeboJulie MirandaChris LancasterEugénie BassèresKhurshida BegumM Jahangir AlamKelly R RevelesKevin W Garey

Published in: Open forum infectious diseases (2020)

In conclusion, the combination of eosinopenia and CDI due to a binary toxin strain was correlated with increased mortality in hospitalized patients from 2 independent cohorts. Prospective studies should further study this important subset of patients at the time of CDI diagnosis.

Keyphrases

escherichia coli
cardiovascular events
clostridium difficile
ionic liquid
risk factors
type diabetes
coronary artery disease