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- Title
Clostridioides difficile Infection: A Room for Multifaceted Interventions.
- Authors
Petrosillo, Nicola; Cataldo, Maria Adriana
- Abstract
The different epidemiological profile of patients with CA-CDI may cause under-ascertainment and under-reporting and consequently results in the detection of lower incidence rates of CA-CDI [[10]]. All colonized patients were placed on contact precautions and compliance with measures to reduce the incidence of HCA-CDI was assessed; as a consequence, a significant reduction in hospital-acquired incidence was observed (4.23 cases/10,000 patient days versus 5.96 cases/10,000 patient days in the period previous the introduction of the strategy, I p i = 0.02) [[20]]. Very large prospective cohort studies including patients with a first CDI episode and following them for more than eight weeks after CDI diagnosis are therefore urgently needed. An essential step toward zeroing rCDI should be represented by the investigation of new treatment options for rCDI in special population groups such as patients needing antibiotic treatment for concomitant bacterial infections, patients affected by inflammatory bowel disease or cancer, and elderly people.
- Subjects
CLOSTRIDIOIDES difficile; METHICILLIN-resistant staphylococcus aureus; MONITOR alarms (Medicine); STAPHYLOCOCCUS aureus infections
- Publication
Journal of Clinical Medicine, 2020, Vol 9, Issue 12, p4114
- ISSN
2077-0383
- Publication type
Editorial
- DOI
10.3390/jcm9124114