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. 2021 Aug:70:102384.
doi: 10.1016/j.anaerobe.2021.102384. Epub 2021 May 23.

Did Clostridioides difficile testing and infection rates change during the COVID-19 pandemic?

Armani Minasian Hawes  1 , Angel Desai  2 , Payal K Patel  3
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Did Clostridioides difficile testing and infection rates change during the COVID-19 pandemic?

Armani Minasian Hawes et al. Anaerobe. 2021 Aug.

Abstract

Testing for and incidence of Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) was examined at a single center before and during the first surge of the COVID-19 pandemic. Incidence of CDI remained stable but testing statistically significantly decreased during the first surge despite an increase in antibiotic use. There were no new CDI-focused antimicrobial stewardship interventions introduced during this time.

Keywords: Antibiotic resistance; COVID-19; Clostridioides difficile; Stewardship.

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Declaration of competing interest The authors do not report any conflicts of interest.

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Impact on incidence of EIA tests obtained for CDI
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High risk for CDI antibiotic use. ICU: intensive care unit. Medsurg: medical and surgical floors. NH: nursing home.
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