Changes in treatment of community-onset Clostridioides difficile infection after release of updated guidelines, Atlanta, Georgia, 2018

Max W. Adelman, Dana Goodenough, Samantha Sefton, Carolyn Mackey, Stepy Thomas, Scott K. Fridkin, Michael H. Woodworth

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Abstract

Updated Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) guidelines published in 2018 recommend vancomycin as first-line treatment. Of 833 community-onset CDI cases in metropolitan Atlanta, Georgia in 2018, over half did not receive first-line treatment, although guideline adherence increased over the year. Second-line treatment was more common in patients treated in ambulatory settings.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Article number102364
JournalAnaerobe
Volume70
DOIs
StatePublished - Aug 2021

Keywords

  • Clostridioides difficile infection
  • Guideline-adherent treatment
  • Metronidazole
  • Vancomycin

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Microbiology
  • Infectious Diseases

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