Role of the skilled nursing facility in Clostridioides difficile infection transitions of care: A retrospective cohort study of US hospitals
Older, hospitalized CDI patients originating from SNFs disproportionately experience poor health outcomes and financial burden. Over one-quarter of CDI patients were discharged to a SNF suggesting a need for higher levels of health care following CDI.
Authors
- Cory Evans
- Glenn Tillotson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2221-008X)
- Víctor Herrera (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6295-1640)
- Kelly R. Reveles (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8880-4879)
- Kelsey A. Strey
- Diego Sierra
Institutions
- Austin College (US)
- The University of Texas at San Antonio Health Science Center (US)
- The University of Texas at San Antonio (US)
- Kitware (United States) (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- American Journal of Infection Control
- Published
- 2025-10-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajic.2025.10.012
- Primary Topic
- Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00