Molecular epidemiology and clinical differentiation between <i>Clostridioides difficile</i> infection and colonization across three chicago medical centers.

Antimicrob Steward Healthc Epidemiol · 2026 · PMC13040294 · PMID 41929716

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There was a nonsignificant trend towards laxative use decreasing the odds of being classified as a CDI (aOR: 0.24; 95% CI: 0.04–1.30), suggesting that laxative-associated diarrhea may act as a diagnostic confounder.

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Molecular epidemiology and clinical differentiation between &lt;i&gt;Clostridioides difficile&lt;/i&gt; infection and colonization across three chicago medical centers.

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Molecular epidemiology and clinical differentiation between <i>Clostridioides difficile</i> infection and colonization across three chicago medical centers.