C diff infection rate associated with OPAT patients
Abstract:
Data on Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) among patients receiving outpatient parenteral antibiotic therapy (OPAT) are limited. Herein, we describe characteristics of OPAT patients with CDI at a large academic medical center. Despite prolonged antibiotic exposure, the incidence rate of CDI was low.
Reference:Vo C, Coe J, Ahmed T, Cowman K, Guo Y, Nori P. Low Incidence of Clostridioides difficile Infection in Patients Receiving Outpatient Parenteral Antibiotic Therapy at an Urban Academic Medical Center. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2025 May 27;12(6):ofaf314. doi: 10.1093/ofid/ofaf314. PMID: 40463833; PMCID: PMC12131133.