A positive <i>Clostridioides difficile</i> test does not impact outcomes in hospitalized patients with acute severe ulcerative colitis
A positive CDI test in ASUC patients does not correlate with worse clinical outcomes. Based on these results, CDI should be ruled out and treated in hospitalized patients with severe ulcerative colitis without delaying ASUC management.
Authors
- Maryam Zafer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9513-4225)
- Joel Pekow
- Raghavendra Paknikar
- Russell D. Cohen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6114-8936)
- Donald Goens
- Dejan Micić (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2864-1670)
- David T. Rubin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5647-1723)
- Sushila Dalal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1207-0500)
- Atsushi Sakuraba (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2519-6129)
- Sujaata Dwadasi
- Geethanjali Rajagopal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-2417-1440)
- Zifeng Deng
Institutions
- University of Chicago (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Therapeutic Advances in Gastroenterology
- Published
- 2025-11-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/17562848251394957
- Primary Topic
- Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00