Treatment and Outcomes of Clostridioides difficile Infection in Switzerland: A Two-Center Retrospective Cohort Study.

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Title
Treatment and Outcomes of Clostridioides difficile Infection in Switzerland: A Two-Center Retrospective Cohort Study.
Journal
Journal of clinical medicine
Author(s)
Filippidis P., Kampouri E., Woelfle M., Badinski T., Croxatto A., Galperine T., Papadimitriou-Olivgeris M., Grandbastien B., Achermann Y., Guery B.
ISSN
2077-0383 (Print)
ISSN-L
2077-0383
Publication state
Published
Issued date
30/06/2022
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
11
Number
13
Pages
3805
Language
english
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Publication types: Journal Article
Publication Status: epublish
Abstract
Objectives: Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) is the leading cause of healthcare-associated diarrhea, often complicated by severe infection and recurrence with increased morbidity and mortality. Data from large cohorts in Switzerland are scarce. We aimed to describe diagnostic assays, treatment, outcomes, and risk factors for CDI in a large cohort of patients in Switzerland. Methods: We conducted a retrospective cohort study of CDI episodes diagnosed in patients from two tertiary care hospitals in Switzerland. During a 3-month follow-up, we used a composite outcome combining clinical cure at day 10, recurrence at week 8, or death, to evaluate a patient’s response. Unfavorable outcomes consisted in the occurrence of any of these events. Results: From January 2014 to December 2018, we included 826 hospitalized patients with documented CDI. Overall, 299 patients (36.2%) had a severe infection. Metronidazole was used in 566 patients (83.7%), compared to 82 patients (12.1%) treated with vancomycin and 28 patients (4.1%) treated with fidaxomicin. Overall mortality at week 8 was at 15.3% (112/733). Eighty-six patients (12.7%) presented with clinical failure at day 10, and 78 (14.9%) presented with recurrence within 8 weeks; 269 (39.8%) met the composite outcome of death, clinical failure, or recurrence. The Charlson Comorbidity Index score (p < 0.001), leukocytes > 15 G/L (p = 0.008), and the use of metronidazole (p = 0.012) or vancomycin (p = 0.049) were factors associated with the composite outcome. Conclusions: Our study provides valuable insights on CDI treatment and outcomes in Switzerland, highlights the heterogeneity in practices among centers, and underlines the need for the active monitoring of clinical practices and their impact on clinical outcomes through large multicentric cohorts.
Keywords
Clostridioides difficile, mortality, outcomes, predictive factors, recurrence, severe infection, treatment
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Web of science
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