Treatment of Clostridioides difficile Infection
Date Added:
September 10, 2022
Journal/Publication:
JAMA
Publisher:
American Medical Association
Publication Date:
September 6, 2022
Issue:
9
Volume:
328
Pages:
881-882
Type:
Meta-analyses, Reviews, and Guidelines
Format:
Article
DOI (1):
10.1001/jama.2022.12251
PMID (1):
35939317
Abstract
Clostridioides difficile infection is a common nosocomial and community-acquired cause of diarrhea, with an estimated 453 000 cases per year in the United States.1 Treatment of CDI is based on severity and recurrence risk.
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RPR Commentary
An evidence-based summary of the treatment of Clostridium difficile infections. James W. Mold, MD, MPH