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

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2021 May;42(5):622-624. doi: 10.1017/ice.2020.1268. Epub 2020 Nov 26.

Abstract

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.

Publication types

  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
  • Clostridioides
  • Clostridioides difficile*
  • Clostridium Infections* / drug therapy
  • Clostridium Infections* / epidemiology
  • Cross Infection* / drug therapy
  • Cross-Sectional Studies
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Prescriptions
  • Sex Factors

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents