Open AccessRisk for Clostridioides difficile Infection Among Hospitalized Patients Associated With Multiple Healthcare Exposures Prior to Admission
Author(s) -
Aaron C. Miller,
Daniel K. Sewell,
Alberto M. Segre,
Sriram V. Pemmaraju,
Philip M. Polgreen
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
the journal of infectious diseases (online. university of chicago press)/the journal of infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.69
H-Index - 252
eISSN - 1537-6613
pISSN - 0022-1899
DOI - 10.1093/infdis/jiaa773
Subject(s) - medicine , clostridioides , emergency medicine , health care , confounding , emergency department , medical prescription , pediatrics , psychiatry , economics , pharmacology , economic growth
Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) is a common healthcare-associated infection and is often used as an indicator of hospital safety or quality. However, healthcare exposures occurring prior to hospitalization may increase risk for CDI. We conducted a case-control study comparing hospitalized patients with and without CDI to determine if healthcare exposures prior to hospitalization (ie, clinic visits, antibiotics, family members with CDI) were associated with increased risk for hospital-onset CDI, and how risk varied with time between exposure and hospitalization.