Antimicrobial use and risk for recurrent Clostridium difficile infection
DM Drekonja, WH Amundson, DD DeCarolis… - The American journal of …, 2011 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Although antimicrobial use during and immediately after Clostridium
difficile infection (CDI) is discouraged, the frequency and consequences of such use are
poorly defined. We sought to determine the frequency of non-CDI antimicrobial therapy
during and after treatment for CDI, and the association of such therapy with recurrent
disease. METHODS: Retrospective review of all CDI cases at a Veterans Affairs medical
center from 2004-2006. Outcomes were non-CDI antimicrobial use during and within 30 …
difficile infection (CDI) is discouraged, the frequency and consequences of such use are
poorly defined. We sought to determine the frequency of non-CDI antimicrobial therapy
during and after treatment for CDI, and the association of such therapy with recurrent
disease. METHODS: Retrospective review of all CDI cases at a Veterans Affairs medical
center from 2004-2006. Outcomes were non-CDI antimicrobial use during and within 30 …