DECEMBER 5, 2022

Worse CDI Outcomes for Minority Patients

By Ethan Covey

Racial and ethnic minorities are more likely to develop severe Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) and have worse clinical outcomes, despite being younger than white patients, according to a new study presented at the 2022 IDWeek conference, held in Washington, D.C.

“There is scant literature regarding racial disparities in healthcare,” said Anna Y. Zhou, PharmD, a antimicrobial stewardship and infectious diseases pharmacist at Loma Linda University Medical Center,