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| Title |
Implication of COVID-19 pandemic on the incidence of Clostridioides difficile infection in a Greek tertiary hospital.
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| Published in |
Journal of Medical Microbiology, May 2023
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| DOI | 10.1099/jmm.0.001689 |
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| Authors |
Theodoros Karampatakis, Katerina Tsergouli, Eleni Kandilioti, Anna Nikopoulou, Helen Katsifa, Melina Kachrimanidou |
| Abstract |
Introduction. C. difficile infection (CDI) represents an important global threat. In the COVID-19 era, the multifactorial nature of CDI has emerged.Hypothesis - Aim. The aim was to assess the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on the incidence of CDI in a Greek hospital.Methodology. A retrospective study was performed throughout a 51 month period (January 2018 to March 2022), divided into two periods: pre-pandemic (January 2018 to February 2020) and COVID-19 pandemic (March 2020 to March 2022). The effects of the pandemic compared to the pre-pandemic period on the incidence of CDI [expressed as infections per 10 000 bed days (IBD)] were studied using interrupted time-series analysis.Results. Throughout the study, there was an increase in the monthly CDI incidence from 0.00 to 11.77 IBD (P<0.001). Interrupted time-series disclosed an increase in CDI incidence during the pre-pandemic period from 0.00 to 3.36 IBD (P<0.001). During the COVID-19 pandemic period the linear trend for monthly CDI rose from 2.65 to 13.93 IBD (P<0.001). The increase rate was higher during the COVID-19 pandemic period (r2 = +0.47) compared to the pre-pandemic period (r1 = +0.16).Conclusion. A significant increase of CDI incidence was observed, with the rate of the rise being more intense during the COVID-19 pandemic. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 2 | 33% |
| Unknown | 4 | 67% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Scientists | 4 | 67% |
| Members of the public | 1 | 17% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 17% |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
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| Unknown | 7 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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| Student > Master | 2 | 29% |
| Researcher | 1 | 14% |
| Unknown | 4 | 57% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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| Medicine and Dentistry | 2 | 29% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 1 | 14% |
| Unknown | 4 | 57% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 20. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 05 June 2023.
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