Clostridioides difficile infection and antibiotic prescription rates in the community: Explaining the gender gap

In this cross-sectional population-based study, women had significantly higher crude incidence rates of both community-associated Clostridioides difficile infection (CA-CDI) and ambulatory antibiotic prescriptions compared to men in South Carolina in 2015. After adjustments for antibiotic prescripti...

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Published in:Infection control and hospital epidemiology 2021-05, Vol.42 (5), p.622-624
Main Authors: Younas, Mariam, Royer, Julie, Weissman, Sharon B, Winders, Hana R, Dash, Sangita, Bookstaver, P Brandon, Justo, Julie Ann, Waites, Katie S, Bell, Linda, Al-Hasan, Majdi N
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Age groups
Antibiotics
Gender
Health facilities
Health services utilization
Infections
Laboratories
Medicaid
Patients
Pharmacy
Population
Population studies
Prescriptions
Womens health
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Summary:In this cross-sectional population-based study, women had significantly higher crude incidence rates of both community-associated Clostridioides difficile infection (CA-CDI) and ambulatory antibiotic prescriptions compared to men in South Carolina in 2015. After adjustments for antibiotic prescription rates, there was no difference in the incidence rates of CA-CDI between the genders.
ISSN:0899-823X
1559-6834
DOI:10.1017/ice.2020.1268