Low Incidence of <i>Clostridioides difficile</i> Infection in Patients Receiving Outpatient Parenteral Antibiotic Therapy at an Urban Academic Medical Center
Data on <i>Clostridioides difficile</i> infection (CDI) among patients receiving outpatient parenteral antibiotic therapy (OPAT) are limited. Herein, we describe characteristics of OPAT patients with CDI at a large academic medical center. Despite prolonged antibiotic exposure, the incidence rate of CDI was low.
Authors
- Taqwa Ahmed (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3247-7036)
- Jared Coe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6856-9549)
- Christopher Vo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-7278-8169)
- Kelsie Cowman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3265-4354)
- Yi Guo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5085-6112)
- Priya Nori (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1472-4611)
Institutions
- Montefiore Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Open Forum Infectious Diseases
- Published
- 2025-05-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofaf314
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.40