Clostridium difficile infection in oncology patients: epidemiology, pathophysiology, risk factors, diagnosis, and treatment

O Abughanimeh, A Qasrawi, O Kaddourah… - Hospital …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) is one of the most common healthcare-associated
infections in the United States. Its incidence has been increasing in the recent years despite …

Current updates in management of Clostridium difficile infection in cancer patients

M Aziz, R Fatima, LN Douglass… - Current Medical …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Background: Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) is a significant health burden, now
recognized as the leading cause of acquired diarrhea in patients receiving antibiotic …

Poorer outcomes among cancer patients diagnosed with Clostridium difficile infections in United States community hospitals

A Delgado, IA Reveles, FT Cabello… - BMC infectious diseases, 2017 - Springer
Background Cancer predisposes patients to Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) due to health
care exposures and medications that disrupt the gut microbiota or reduce immune response …

Guideline for the Management of Clostridium Difficile Infection in Children and Adolescents With Cancer and Pediatric Hematopoietic Stem-Cell Transplantation …

C Diorio, PD Robinson, RA Ammann… - Journal of Clinical …, 2018 - ascopubs.org
Purpose The aim of this work was to develop a clinical practice guideline for the prevention
and treatment of Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) in children and adolescents with cancer …

Risk factors associated with Clostridium difficile infection in adult oncology patients

A Rodríguez Garzotto, A Mérida García… - Supportive Care in …, 2015 - Springer
Purpose Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) prevention is particularly important for cancer
patients, because diarrhea often results in dose reductions or delays of chemotherapy or …

Length of stay and hospital costs among high-risk patients with hospital-origin Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea

R Campbell, B Dean, B Nathanson… - Journal of medical …, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Abstract Objective: Hospital-onset Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea (HO-CDAD) has
been associated with longer length of stay (LOS) and higher hospital costs among patients …

Impact of malignancy on Clostridium difficile infection

MS Chung, J Kim, JO Kang, H Pai - European Journal of Clinical …, 2016 - Springer
Purpose The purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of malignancy and
chemotherapy on the clinical and microbiological characteristics of Clostridium difficile …

Safety of endoscopy in cancer patients with thrombocytopenia and neutropenia

H Abu-Sbeih, FS Ali, E Coronel, HC Chen… - Gastrointestinal …, 2019 - Elsevier
Background and Aims Cancer patients are prone to thrombocytopenia and neutropenia,
which increase the risk of bleeding and infection. We assessed the safety of endoscopic …

Risk Factors Associated with Severe Clostridioides difficile Infection in Patients with Cancer

DMA Francisco, L Zhang, Y Jiang, A Olvera… - Infectious Diseases and …, 2023 - Springer
Introduction Antibiotic use is a risk factor for Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI). Few
studies have correlated use of prior antibiotic classes with CDI, microbiome composition …

COVID-19 and Clostridioides difficile Coinfection Outcomes among Hospitalized Patients in the United States: An Insight from National Inpatient Database

RU Awan, K Gangu, A Nguyen, P Chourasia… - Infectious Disease …, 2023 - mdpi.com
The incidence of Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) has been increasing compared to pre-
COVID-19 pandemic levels. The COVID-19 infection and CDI relationship can be affected by …