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A Protocol to Characterize the Morphological Changes of Clostridium difficile in Response to Antibiotic Treatment
Published on: May 25, 2017
Did Clostridioides difficile testing and infection rates change during the COVID-19 pandemic?
Armani Minasian Hawes1, Angel Desai2, Payal K Patel3
1University of Michigan Medical School, 1301 Catherine St, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA.
Abstract:
Testing for and incidence of Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) was examined at a single center before and during the first surge of the COVID-19 pandemic. Incidence of CDI remained stable but testing statistically significantly decreased during the first surge despite an increase in antibiotic use. There were no new CDI-focused antimicrobial stewardship interventions introduced during this time.
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