Evaluating the Risk Factors for Hospital-Onset Clostridium difficile Infections in a Large Healthcare System
Abstract
In this multicenter retrospective cohort study of over 1 million patients at 150 US hospitals, proton pump inhibitors increased the odds of a patient having hospital-onset Clostridium difficile infection as did third and fourth generation cephalosporins, carbapenems, and piperacillin/tazobactam. These findings support appropriate prescribing of acid-suppression therapy and high-risk...
Paper Details
Title
Evaluating the Risk Factors for Hospital-Onset Clostridium difficile Infections in a Large Healthcare System
Published Date
Dec 20, 2017
Journal
Volume
66
Issue
12
Pages
1957 - 1959
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