Association of Household Pets, Common Dietary Factors, and Lifestyle Factors with Clostridium difficile Infection
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DOI: 10.1007/s10620-020-06123-7
Abstract: Background Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) is one of the most common hospital-acquired infections and is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Since owning a cat or dog could enrich the gut microbiome, we hypothesized that… read more here.
Keywords: clostridium difficile; cdi; cdi testing; difficile infection ... See more keywords
Determinates of Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) testing practices among inpatients with diarrhea at selected acute-care hospitals in Rochester, New York, and Atlanta, Georgia, 2020-2021.
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DOI: 10.1017/ice.2022.205
Abstract: OBJECTIVE We evaluated the impact of test-order frequency per diarrheal episodes on Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) incidence estimates in a sample of hospitals at 2 CDC Emerging Infections Program (EIP) sites. DESIGN Observational survey. SETTING… read more here.
Keywords: clostridioides difficile; cdi testing; care; difficile infection ... See more keywords