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Laboratory Markers Predictive Of Fulminant Clostridioides Difficile Infection Refractory To Fluid Resuscitation, Omar Ahmad, Timothy N. Crawford, Vaneet Arora, Mitu Karki Maskey
Laboratory Markers Predictive Of Fulminant Clostridioides Difficile Infection Refractory To Fluid Resuscitation, Omar Ahmad, Timothy N. Crawford, Vaneet Arora, Mitu Karki Maskey
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Background
Old age, leucocytosis, hypoalbuminemia, and elevated creatinine have been identified as risk factors for fulminant Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI). High ATLAS scores have also been linked to fatal disease. The affiliated studies, however, involved patients prescribed metronidazole - a regimen no longer standard of care. The variables were thus reassessed in patients prescribed optimal therapy.
Methods
Adults hospitalized with CDI at University of Kentucky Medical Center were retrospectively reviewed. Enrolled subjects were separated according to disease classification i.e. non-severe/severe versus fulminant CDI. Fulminant patients were further subdivided into hypotensive persons responsive to fluid resuscitation, and those with sequent shock, …