Effect of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Rates and Epidemiology of <i>Clostridioides difficile</i> Infection in One VA Hospital

• Main Authors: Lorinda M. Wright (Author), Andrew M. Skinner (Author), Adam Cheknis (Author), Conor McBurney (Author), Ling Ge (Author), Susan M. Pacheco (Author), David Leehey (Author), Dale N. Gerding (Author), Stuart Johnson (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2023-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The COVID-19 pandemic was associated with increases in some healthcare-associated infections. We investigated the impact of the pandemic on the rates and molecular epidemiology of <i>Clostridioides difficile</i> infection (CDI) within one VA hospital. We anticipated that the potential wi...