Abstract:Background
Patients with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) who are hospitalized and treated with antibiotics may carry an increased risk for developing Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI). Accurate risk estimation tools are needed to guide monitoring and CDI mitigation efforts. We aimed to identify patient-specific risk factors associated with CDI among hospitalized patients with CAP.
Methods
Design: retrospective case-… Show more
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