Antibacterial Prophylaxis before Autologous Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant and Risk of Clostridium Difficile-Associated Diarrhea
The objective of this study is to determine the incidence of CDI during and after auto-HCT and to identify risk factors for the development of CDI including diagnosis.Methods: We performed a retrospective study to describe the epidemiology, timing, and risk factors for CDI among adult patients who received autologous HCTs at our center from January 2007 through December 2018.
Source: Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation - Category: Hematology Authors: Seema Patel, Luisa Andrade, Merle Kolk, Paolo Caimi, Marcos de Lima, Ehsan Malek Tags: 625 Source Type: research
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