From ward to intensive care unit: clinical drivers of adverse outcomes in Clostridioides difficile infection – A retrospective cohort study

Older age, ICU admission, ascites, VRE colonization, SBT, and PN correlated with adverse CDI outcomes. These factors may inform stewardship/management strategies in high-risk patients.

Authors

Mohamad Amer Nashtar
Antonios Katsounas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5179-0327)
Isabella Traut
A Canbay
Gizem Garipoglu

Institutions

Universitätsklinikum Knappschaftskrankenhaus Bochum (DE)

Publication Details

Journal: Journal of Hospital Infection
Published: 2026-02-06
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhin.2026.01.020
Primary Topic: Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research
Type: article
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From ward to intensive care unit: clinical drivers of adverse outcomes in Clostridioides difficile infection – A retrospective cohort study

Mohamad Amer Nashtar, Antonios Katsounas, Isabella Traut, A Canbay et al.

Feb 6, 2026

Journal of Hospital Infection

Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research

article

From ward to intensive care unit: clinical drivers of adverse outcomes in Clostridioides difficile infection – A retrospective cohort study

Mohamad Amer Nashtar, Antonios Katsounas, Isabella Traut, A Canbay, Gizem Garipoglu

February 6, 2026article en

Abstract

Older age, ICU admission, ascites, VRE colonization, SBT, and PN correlated with adverse CDI outcomes. These factors may inform stewardship/management strategies in high-risk patients.

Journal of Hospital InfectionVol. 170

Universitätsklinikum Knappschaftskrankenhaus Bochum (DE)

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From ward to intensive care unit: clinical drivers of adverse outcomes in Clostridioides difficile infection – A retrospective cohort study — Mohamad Amer Nashtar, Antonios Katsounas, et al. · Journal of Hospital Infection (2026) | TGRS Research Map | TGRS