Low Incidence of Clostridioides difficile Infection in Patients Receiving Outpatient Parenteral Antibiotic Therapy at an Urban Academic Medical Center

2025/05/27 by Christopher Vo, Jared Coe, Tabeer Ahmed +3 · 1 voice
Immunology and Microbiology · Medicine · #Antibiotic Use and Resistance #Antibiotics Pharmacokinetics and Efficacy #Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research

paper · pdf · doi:10.1093/ofid/ofaf314

openalex publication_date 2025/05/27 · openalex created_date 2025/05/28 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/30

Abstract

infection (CDI) among patients receiving outpatient parenteral antibiotic therapy (OPAT) are limited. Herein, we describe characteristics of OPAT patients with CDI at a large academic medical center. Despite prolonged antibiotic exposure, the incidence rate of CDI was low.

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