April 18th 2024
A study presented at the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) conference assesses the link between antibiotic use and C difficile infection in Tennessee.
Bowel Resting Strategy May Not Reduce Mortality, Recurrence Among CDI Patients
January 15th 2021The bowel resting strategy might reduce switching from metronidazole to vancomycin among patients with Clostridioides difficile infection, but it might not reduce mortality or recurrence, a new study found.
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C. Difficile: Clinical Practice Guidelines and Treatment Options
January 8th 2021Recommendations for treating C. difficile upon a first recurrence as well as following multiple recurrences based on currently available treatment options and recommendations by the IDSA/SHEA clinical practice guidelines.
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C Diff Infection Associated With Poorer Outcomes for Patients with Chronic Pancreatitis
December 6th 2020Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) was associated with poorer outcomes, including a higher risk of mortality, among patients with chronic pancreatitis, an evaluation of the Nationwide Inpatient Sample database found.
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Prior Hospitalizations Associated With Readmission with CDI
November 1st 2020A third of patients hospitalized with community-onset Clostridioides difficile infections had recently been discharged from the same hospital, and most of those received antibiotics, according to research presented at IDWeek.
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