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Opinion|Videos|September 2, 2024

Patients at Risk for Recurrent C. difficile Infections and the Role of Environmental Factors

Sahil Khanna, MBBS, MS, outlines patients at risk for recurrent C. difficile infections, and Teena Chopra, MD, MPH, FACP, FIDSA, FSHEA, focuses on environmental considerations that can help prevent transmission.

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  • Which patient populations are more at risk of recurrence of CDI?

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