Prospective study on incidence, risk factors and outcome of recurrent clostridioides difficile infections

Granata, G.; Petrosillo, N.; Adamoli, L.; Bartoletti, M.; Bartoloni, A.; Basile, G.; Bassetti, M.; Bonfanti, P.; Borromeo, R.; Ceccarelli, G.; De Luca, A. M.; Di Bella, S.; Fossati, S.; Franceschini, E.; Gentile, I.; Giacobbe, D. R.; Giacometti, E.; Ingrassia, F.; Lagi, F.; Lobreglio, G.; Lombardi, A.; Lupo, L. I.; Luzzati, R.; Maraolo, A. E.; Mikulska, M.; Mondelli, M. U.; Mularoni, A.; Mussini, C.; Oliva, A.; Pandolfo, A.; Rogati, C.; Trapani, F. F.; Venditti, M.; Viale, P.; Caraffa, E.; Cataldo, M. A.

doi:10.3390/jcm10051127

Background: Limited and wide-ranging data are available on the recurrent Clostridioides difficile infection (rCDI) incidence rate. Methods: We performed a cohort study with the aim to assess the incidence of and risk factors for rCDI. Adult patients with a first CDI, hospitalized in 15 Italian hospitals, were prospectively included and followed-up for 30 d after the end of antimicrobial treatment for their first CDI. A case–control study was performed to identify risk factors associated

Prospective study on incidence, risk factors and outcome of recurrent clostridioides difficile infections / Granata G.; Petrosillo N.; Adamoli L.; Bartoletti M.; Bartoloni A.; Basile G.; Bassetti M.; Bonfanti P.; Borromeo R.; Ceccarelli G.; De Luca A.M.; Di Bella S.; Fossati S.; Franceschini E.; Gentile I.; Giacobbe D.R.; Giacometti E.; Ingrassia F.; Lagi F.; Lobreglio G.; Lombardi A.; Lupo L.I.; Luzzati R.; Maraolo A.E.; Mikulska M.; Mondelli M.U.; Mularoni A.; Mussini C.; Oliva A.; Pandolfo A.; Rogati C.; Trapani F.F.; Venditti M.; Viale P.; Caraffa E.; Cataldo M.A.. - In: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE. - ISSN 2077-0383. - ELETTRONICO. - 10:(2021), pp. 1-11. [10.3390/jcm10051127]