Open AccessAssociation of Household Pets, Common Dietary Factors, and Lifestyle Factors with Clostridium difficile Infection
Author(s) -
Jeffrey Berinstein,
Claudia Steiner,
Katelin J Roth,
Emily Briggs,
Krishna Rao,
Peter Higgins
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
digestive diseases and sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.14
H-Index - 124
eISSN - 1573-2568
pISSN - 0163-2116
DOI - 10.1007/s10620-020-06123-7
Subject(s) - medicine , clostridium difficile , logistic regression , odds ratio , hepatology , case control study , retrospective cohort study , antibiotics , biology , microbiology and biotechnology
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 it would be protective against CDI.