Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on prevalence of Clostridioides difficile infection in a UK tertiary centre

Serious concerns have been raised about a possible increase in cases of Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) during the COVID-19 pandemic. We conducted a retrospective observational single centre study which revealed that total combined community and hospital-based quarterly rates of CDI decreas...

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Autores principales: Voona, Sanjana, Abdic, Heather, Montgomery, Ros, Clarkson, Annette, Twitchell, Hannah, Hills, Tim, Briggs, Steve, Crooks, Colin, Monaghan, Tanya M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier Ltd. 2022
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Short Communication
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8607812/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34801705
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.anaerobe.2021.102479
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Sumario:Serious concerns have been raised about a possible increase in cases of Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) during the COVID-19 pandemic. We conducted a retrospective observational single centre study which revealed that total combined community and hospital-based quarterly rates of CDI decreased during the pandemic compared to the pre-pandemic period.

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