Comparison of the Risk of Recurrent Clostridioides Difficile Infections Among Patients in 2018 Versus 2013

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2022-08-17

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Alice Y Guh and others, Comparison of the Risk of Recurrent Clostridioides Difficile Infections Among Patients in 2018 Versus 2013, Open Forum Infectious Diseases, Volume 9, Issue 9, September 2022, ofac422, https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofac422

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Among persons with an initial Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) across 10 US sites in 2018 compared with 2013, 18.3% versus 21.1% had ≥1 recurrent CDI (rCDI) within 180 days. We observed a 16% lower adjusted risk of rCDI in 2018 versus 2013 (P < .0001).