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Examining the impact of racial disparities on Clostridioides difficile infection outcomes at a South...

Examining the impact of racial disparities on Clostridioides difficile infection outcomes at a South...

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Examining the impact of racial disparities on Clostridioides difficile infection outcomes at a Southern California academic teaching hospital

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Full title

Examining the impact of racial disparities on Clostridioides difficile infection outcomes at a Southern California academic teaching hospital

Publisher

New York, USA: Cambridge University Press

Journal title

Infection control and hospital epidemiology, 2023-11, Vol.44 (11), p.1861-1865

Language

English

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New York, USA: Cambridge University Press

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Contents

Racial differences in Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) outcomes have been reported. In this study, minoritized patients with CDIs had prolonged hospitalizations and increased intensive care unit admissions. Chronic kidney disease was shown to partially mediate the relationship between race or ethnicity and severe CDI. Our findings suggest p...

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Examining the impact of racial disparities on Clostridioides difficile infection outcomes at a Southern California academic teaching hospital

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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_2809543142

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_2809543142

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ISSN

0899-823X

E-ISSN

1559-6834

DOI

10.1017/ice.2023.84

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