Older adults with cancer have a higher risk for developing Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) than those without a cancer diagnosis, according to a new study.
The risk is particularly high for those with hematologic malignancies and those with recently diagnosed solid tumors and distant metastasis (Emerg Infect Dis 2019;25[9]:1683-1689).
“CDI is the leading cause of health care–associated infection,” said Mini Kamboj, MD, the chief medical epidemiologist of