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Opioid use to worse outcomes in C. difficile

doctorslounge.com October 22, 2017

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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, longer lengths of stay, and worse mortality.

CDI infection meta-analysis mortality opioids study

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