Recurrence of Clostridioides difficile infection and mortality in older inpatients.

Clostridioides difficile infection Aged Mortality Recurrence

Journal

European geriatric medicine
ISSN: 1878-7649
Titre abrégé: Eur Geriatr Med
Pays: Switzerland
ID NLM: 101533694

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
07 Mar 2024
Historique:
received: 20 10 2023
accepted: 10 01 2024
medline: 7 3 2024
pubmed: 7 3 2024
entrez: 6 3 2024
Statut: aheadofprint

Résumé

The prevalence of Clostridioides difficile infection in older and frail population is extremely high and adverse outcomes, including future recurrences and premature mortality, are common. Nonetheless, the clinical risk profile for Clostridioides difficile recurrence in older people is still controversial. We aimed to investigate: 1) the association between Clostridioides difficile recurrence and 6-month mortality; 2) the risk factors for Clostridioides difficile recurrence after hospital discharge. This is a retrospective study on adults with a first episode of Clostridioides difficile infection admitted to all Internal Medicine and Geriatrics Units of the University Hospital of Ferrara (Italy) between January 2018 and December 2020. For each patient, sociodemographic, clinical and laboratory data were collected through hospital database system. The primary and secondary outcomes were mortality and recurrence within 6 months from the first infectious episode, respectively. The mean age of the 386 enrolled patients was 77.8 years; 61.7% were females. Twelve percent patients had Clostridioides difficile recurrence and 32.1% patients died during the 6-month follow-up. At Cox analysis, after adjustment for the potential confounders, participants with recurrence reported a twofold risk of death compared to those without recurrence (HR, 95% CI 2.45, 1.59-3.78). Compared to patients treated with metronidazole, those treated with vancomycin showed a lower risk of recurrence (log-rank p < 0.001). Clostridioides difficile recurrence is associated with a higher risk of mortality and it may itself be a marker of frailty and vulnerability. Vancomycin treatment during the infectious episode was associated with lower recurrence rate, as compared to metronidazole.

Identifiants

pubmed: 38448711
doi: 10.1007/s41999-024-00942-x
pii: 10.1007/s41999-024-00942-x
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Journal Article

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eng

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© 2024. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to European Geriatric Medicine Society.

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Auteurs

Francesca Remelli (F)

Department of Medical Science, University of Ferrara, Via Aldo Moro, 8, 44124, Ferrara, Italy.

Irene Mattioli (I)

Department of Medicine, Azienda AUSL of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy.

Benedetta Govoni (B)

Geriatrics Unit, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy.

Amedeo Zurlo (A)

Department of Medical Science, University of Ferrara, Via Aldo Moro, 8, 44124, Ferrara, Italy.
Geriatrics Unit, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy.

Roberto De Giorgio (R)

Department of Translational Medicine, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy.

Stefano Volpato (S)

Department of Medical Science, University of Ferrara, Via Aldo Moro, 8, 44124, Ferrara, Italy. vlt@unife.it.
Geriatrics Unit, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy. vlt@unife.it.

Rosario Cultrera (R)

Department of Translational Medicine, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy.
Infectious Diseases, Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy.

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