Wilson, Geneva M, Charlesnika T Evans, Margaret A Fitzpatrick, Linda Poggensee, Gretchen Gibson, Marianne Jurasic, Kelly Echevarria, and Katie J Suda. 2023. “Clostridioides Difficile Infection Following Dental Antibiotic Prescriptions in a Cohort of US Veterans.”. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology 44 (3): 494-96.
Abstract
Among 108 (0.05% of cohort) US veterans with a Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) within 30 days of a dental antibiotic prescription, 80% of patients received guideline-discordant antibiotics. Half had chronic gastrointestinal illness potentially exacerbating their CDI risk. More efforts are needed to improve antibiotic stewardship.