Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on prevalence of Clostridioides difficile infection in a UK tertiary centre

Voona, Sanjana; Abdic, Heather; Montgomery, Ros; Clarkson, Annette; Twitchell, Hannah; Hills, Tim; Briggs, Steve; Crooks, Colin; Monaghan, Tanya M.

Abstract

Serious concerns have been raised about a possible increase in cases of Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) during the COVID-19 pandemic. We conducted a retrospective observational single centre study which revealed that total combined community and hospital-based quarterly rates of CDI decreased during the pandemic compared to the pre-pandemic period.

Citation

Voona, S., Abdic, H., Montgomery, R., Clarkson, A., Twitchell, H., Hills, T., Briggs, S., Crooks, C., & Monaghan, T. M. (2022). Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on prevalence of Clostridioides difficile infection in a UK tertiary centre. Anaerobe, 73, Article 102479. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anaerobe.2021.102479

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Nov 15, 2021
• Online Publication Date: Nov 18, 2021
• Publication Date: Feb 1, 2022
• Deposit Date: Nov 19, 2021
• Publicly Available Date: Nov 19, 2022
• Journal: Anaerobe
• Print ISSN: 1075-9964
• Electronic ISSN: 1095-8274
• Publisher: Elsevier
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 73
• Article Number: 102479
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anaerobe.2021.102479
• Keywords: Clostridioides difficile infection, coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic, SARS-CoV-2
• Public URL: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/6737731
• Publisher URL: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1075996421001621?via%3Dihub