Open AccessClostridioides difficile Infection and Liver Cirrhosis – A Retrospective, Cohort Study
Author(s) -
Nikhitha Mantri,
Harish Patel,
Kanthi Rekha Badipatla,
Haozhe Sun,
Danial Shaikh,
Sudharsan Gongati,
Suresh Kumar Nayudu
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
clinical and experimental gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.113
H-Index - 30
ISSN - 1178-7023
DOI - 10.2147/ceg.s308862
Subject(s) - medicine , cirrhosis , gastroenterology , clostridioides , liver disease , model for end stage liver disease , retrospective cohort study , liver transplantation , transplantation
Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) is one of the most common health care-associated infections in the United States. Studies revealed a higher mortality when CDI is associated with liver cirrhosis. We aim to present the outcomes of CDI among patients with and without liver cirrhosis and to analyze the association of Model for End-Stage Liver Disease (MELD) and Child-Pugh (CPT) scoring with the severity of CDI.