Clostridium difficile Associated Disease in Parturient Women

Clostridium difficile infection in pregnant and postpartum women in 2 hospitals and a review of literature

“…All cases were managed with oral metronidazole and/or oral vancomycin using standard antibiotic regimes. 9 After implementation of the targeted infection control measures (Table 2), the incidence of infection at both hospitals dropped rapidly, and no additional cases of C. difficile infection in this population have been identified in either of the 2 hospitals with active surveillance in place for over 9 months, at the time of writing this report. Therefore, irrespective of a precise reservoir of the pathogen within healthcare, our study reinforces the importance of recognizing the potential for exposure to the organism in the hospital environment and prudent antibiotic use in this cohort of patients who are immunosuppressed and likely to be exposed to antibiotic treatment.…”