2023
684. Characteristics of Patients with Initial Clostridioides difficile Infection (CDI) That Are Associated With Increased Risk of Multiple CDI Recurrences
Guh A, Li R, Korhonen L, Winston L, Parker E, Czaja C, Johnston H, Basiliere E, Meek J, Olson D, Fridkin S, Wilson L, Perlmutter R, Holzbauer S, D’Heilly P, Phipps E, Flores K, Dumyati G, Pierce R, Ocampo V, Wilson C, Watkins J, Gerding D, McDonald L. 684. Characteristics of Patients with Initial Clostridioides difficile Infection (CDI) That Are Associated With Increased Risk of Multiple CDI Recurrences. Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2023, 10: ofad500.746. PMCID: PMC10677783, DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofad500.746.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEmerging Infections ProgramClostridioides difficile infectionInitial Clostridioides difficile infectionInitial CDICharacteristics of patientsRecurrent CDIPositive testNitrofurantoin useRecent hospitalizationDifficile infectionPrevention's Emerging Infections ProgramRecurrent Clostridioides difficile infectionMultivariable logistic regression modelMultiple recurrent CDIPrevious positive testTime of presentationFull chart reviewGrant/research supportPrior positive testLogistic regression modelsRace/ethnicityChronic hemodialysisAdjunctive therapyChart reviewConclusions Patients
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2314. Hospitalizations and Antibiotic Use in the Year Prior to an Incident C. difficile Infection for Medicare Beneficiaries in Four States, 2016–2018
Hatfield K, Baggs J, Reddy S, Aranmolate R, Meek J, Fridkin S, Szydlowski J, Hatwar T, Dumyati G, Watkins J, Wilson C, McDonald L, Jernigan J, Guh A. 2314. Hospitalizations and Antibiotic Use in the Year Prior to an Incident C. difficile Infection for Medicare Beneficiaries in Four States, 2016–2018. Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2022, 9: ofac492.146. PMCID: PMC9752406, DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofac492.146.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOutpatient antibiotic useEmerging Infections ProgramClostridioides difficile infectionAntibiotic useCDI casesDifficile infectionRisk factorsMedicare beneficiariesPrevention's Emerging Infections ProgramAntibiotic classesPrior yearAntibiotic stewardship effortsC. difficile infectionMultiple risk factorsInpatient hospitalization dataMedicare Provider AnalysisTiming of hospitalizationGrant/research supportDifferent antibiotic classesAntibiotic prescriptionsCase patientsMedian lengthOutpatient antibioticsCDI surveillanceCDI diagnosis2209. RSV-associated Hospitalizations in Adults Aged ≥18 Years and the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic in the United States, October 2018 – February 2022
Havers F, Whitaker M, Pham H, Anglin O, Milucky J, Patel K, Kirley P, Austin E, Meek J, Anderson E, Monroe M, Brown C, Bye E, Pacheco F, Barney G, Cafferky V, Sutton M, Talbot K, Chatelain R, Gerber S, Langley G, Kim L, Taylor C. 2209. RSV-associated Hospitalizations in Adults Aged ≥18 Years and the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic in the United States, October 2018 – February 2022. Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2022, 9: ofac492.1828. PMCID: PMC9752662, DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofac492.1828.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRespiratory syncytial virusLaboratory-confirmed respiratory syncytial virusPre-pandemic seasonsNonpharmaceutical interventionsRSV circulationCDC's Emerging Infections ProgramPopulation-based surveillance systemCOVID-19 pandemicGrant/research supportAdults AgedSyncytial virusClinical trialsInfections ProgramHospitalizationRSV seasonalitySignificant causeOlder adultsAdultsCase countsCOVID-19Safety monitoringSurveillance networkSurveillance systemContinued monitoringUnited States