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,