A Single-Center, Retrospective Study, of Risk Factors for Clostridium Difficile Infection Among Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant Recipients

Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) is a leading cause of hospital-acquired infection. Allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant (aHSCT) recipients in the peri-transplant periods represent an especially vulnerable population due to chronic immunosuppression, prolonged hospital stays, and routine use of antibiotics (abx). Previous attempts to identify potential risk factors (RF) for CDI are inconsistent in the literature.
Source: Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation - Category: Hematology Authors: Tags: 533 Source Type: research