Antidepressant Medications Are Associated With Increased Risk of Hospital-Acquired Clostridioides Difficile Infection: A Population-Based Study
Antoine BOUSTANY,
Somtochukwu ONWUZO,
Hadi Khaled Abou ZEID
et al.
Abstract:Background: During the past decade, Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) has become the most common cause of antibiotic-associated diarrhea. Several risk factors have been implicated. Scattered evidence about the association of CDI with antidepressant medications use exists in the literature so far. Therefore, we aim to investigate whether the risk of developing CDI is increased in hospitalized patients using antidepressant medications. Methods: Patients who were hospitalized were included in our cohort. … Show more
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