By Ethan Covey
A lengthy study of four surgical specialties has determined that Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) is a major risk factor for postoperative patients, although incidences varied.
Although it has been shown that CDI is associated with increased cost, morbidity and mortality in patients after surgery, this is the first to examine C. difficile rates across multiple surgical specialties (Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2017:1-4).
“This study has great importance as the landscape