Tag: CDI
Initial Therapy Affects Duration of Diarrhoea in Critically Ill Patients with Clostridioides Difficile Infection
Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) further harms critically ill patients by increasing 28-day mortality and in case of prolonged diarrhoea the length of their hospital stay. Appropriate therapy should be initiated... read more
Incidence of Bloodstream Infections, Length of Hospital Stay, and Survival in Patients With Recurrent CDI Treated With Fecal Microbiota Transplantation or Antibiotics
In a propensity score–matched cohort, patients with recurrent Clostridioides difficile Infection (CDI) treated with fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) were less likely to develop primary bloodstream infection (BSI). Of... read more
Cost-effectiveness analysis of initial treatment strategies for mild-to-moderate Clostridium difficile infection in hospitalized patients
A decision-analytic model revealed vancomycin to be cost-effective, compared with metronidazole, for treatment of initial episodes of mild-to-moderate Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) in adult inpatients. From the hospital... read more
Clostridium difficile infection in the ICU
About 10% of patients with diarrhea will test positive for CDI. Around 2% of ICU patients develop an episode of CDI. Estimating the severity of CDI is essential for prognosis and therapy. Diagnosis and estimation of disease... read more
Diagnosis and Treatment of Clostridium difficile Infection
Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) is less common than antibiotic-associated diarrhea and irritable bowel syndrome. There is significant concern about overdiagnosis and subsequent overtreatment of CDI with increasing use... read more
C. difficile risk raised by using same hospital bed as antibiotic-treated patient
Antibiotic use is associated with greater risk of Clostridium difficile infection, but according to a new study, you do not necessarily need to take antibiotics for them to pose such a risk. Researchers suggest just using... read more
Opioid use to worse outcomes in C. difficile
A study presented at the World Congress of Gastroenterology found that patients being prescribed opioids who also have Clostridium difficile infections (CDIs) have higher peak white blood cell counts, higher creatinine elevations,... read more
Strategies for Optimizing Diagnostic Predictive Value of Clostridium difficile
Because nucleic acid amplification tests (NAATs) do not distinguish Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) and asymptomatic C. difficile carriage, the diagnostic predictive value of NAATs is limited when used in patients with... read more
Gastric Acid Suppression and Recurrent Clostridium difficile Infection
This meta-analysis examines the association between recurrent Clostridium difficile infection and use of gastric acid suppressant medications. Meta-analyses of observational studies suggest that patients who receive gastric... read more
Implementation of a Clinical Documentation Improvement Curriculum Improves Quality Metrics
Clinical documentation improvement/ICD-10 training in an academic surgery department is an effective method to improve documentation rates, increase the hospital estimated reimbursement based on more accurate CD, and provide... read more
New Guidelines for Accurate Diagnosis of C. difficile Infection
Clostridium difficile infection (CDI), a potentially lethal bacterial infection, causes colon inflammation and is responsible for 3,700 deaths in Europe per year. This highly symptomatic infection causes fever, diarrhea,... read more
FDA Approves Zinplava to Reduce Recurrence of Clostridium difficile Infection in Adult Patients
FDA Approves Merck's ZINPLAVA (bezlotoxumab) to Reduce Recurrence of Clostridium difficile Infection (CDI) in Adult Patients Receiving Antibacterial Drug Treatment for CDI Who Are at High Risk of CDI Recurrence.... read more
