Evaluation of viral co-infections among patients with community-associated Clostridioides difficile infection.

Evaluation of viral co-infections among patients with community-associated Clostridioides difficile infection.

We assessed viral co-infections in 155 patients with community-associated Clostridioides difficile infection in five U.S. sites during December 2012-February 2013. Eighteen patients (12%) tested positive for norovirus (n = 10), adenovirus (n = 4), rotavirus (n = 3), or sapovirus (n = 1). Co-infected...

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Main Authors: Lauren Korhonen, Jessica Cohen, Nicole Gregoricus, Monica M Farley, Rebecca Perlmutter, Stacy M Holzbauer, Ghinwa Dumyati, Zintars Beldavs, Ashley Paulick, Jan Vinjé, Brandi M Limbago, Fernanda C Lessa, Alice Y Guh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0240549
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Summary:We assessed viral co-infections in 155 patients with community-associated Clostridioides difficile infection in five U.S. sites during December 2012-February 2013. Eighteen patients (12%) tested positive for norovirus (n = 10), adenovirus (n = 4), rotavirus (n = 3), or sapovirus (n = 1). Co-infected patients were more likely than non-co-infected patients to have nausea or vomiting (56% vs 31%; p = 0.04), suggesting that viral co-pathogens contributed to symptoms in some patients. There were no significant differences in prior healthcare or medication exposures or in CDI complications.
ISSN:1932-6203

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