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- Title
The Incidence of Clostridioides difficile Infection in the Post-COVID-19 Era in a Hospital in Northern Greece.
- Authors
Terzaki, Maria; Kouroupis, Dimitrios; Zarras, Charalampos; Molyvas, Dimitrios; Michailidou, Chrysi; Pateinakis, Panagiotis; Mpani, Konstantina; Soukiouroglou, Prodromos; Paida, Eleftheria; Simoulidou, Elisavet; Chatzimichailidou, Sofia; Petidis, Konstantinos; Pyrpasopoulou, Athina
- Abstract
Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) has evolved to be the most significant cause of healthcare-associated diarrhoea and one of the leading representatives of healthcare-associated infections, with a high associated mortality. The aim of this retrospective study was to record the incidence rates and the epidemiological and clinical features of CDI in a large tertiary hospital of northern Greece in the years 2022-2023. All patients with CDI-compatible symptomatology and a positive CDI diagnostic test (GDH—glutamate dehydrogenase and toxin-positive FIA—Fluorescent Immuno-chromatography—SD Biosensor, and/or film array) were included (104 from a total of 4560 admitted patients). Their demographic, laboratory, and clinical data were recorded and analysed. The incidence of CDI in admitted patients was found to be higher than previous reports in the geographical area, reaching 54.6/10,000 patient days and following a rising trend over the course of the study. Thirty-day mortality was high (39.4%), potentially related to new emerging hypervirulent C. difficile strains. In view of the high prevalence of multidrug-resistant organisms in the region, and the significant mortality associated with this infection, these findings particularly point to the need for the implementation of organized surveillance and infection prevention protocols.
- Subjects
CLOSTRIDIOIDES difficile; MULTIDRUG resistance; INFECTION prevention; COVID-19 pandemic; CURRICULUM
- Publication
Diseases, 2024, Vol 12, Issue 8, p190
- ISSN
2079-9721
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/diseases12080190