Is advanced age still a risk factor for recurrence of <i>C. difficile</i> infection in the era of new treatments?
No differences in CDI recurrence rates were found between age groups. However, there was a high mortality rate in patients ≥80 years old, which emphasises the urgent need to improve the prevention and treatment of CDI in this group.
Authors
- Rosa Escudero-Sánchez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5736-8111)
- Ana Verónica Halperín (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3652-7915)
- Cecilia Suárez Carantoña (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5648-4057)
- Manuel Ponce‐Alonso (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3239-9373)
- María Dolores Corbacho-Loarte (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1674-6304)
- Laura del Campo-Albendea
- Santiago Moreno (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2843-1094)
- Javier Cobo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9231-7421)
- Sara Kamel-Rey
Institutions
- Universidad de Alcalá (ES)
- Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ES)
- Instituto Ramón y Cajal de Investigación Sanitaria (ES)
- Hospital Universitario Severo Ochoa (ES)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Age and Ageing
- Published
- 2024-08-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afae182
- Primary Topic
- Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00