Clinical Impact of Implementing a Specific Clinical Pathway for the Management of Clostridioides difficile Infection

[Introduction] Despite Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) being a leading healthcare-associated infection with high morbimortality, there is little evidence on specific antimicrobial stewardship program (ASP) interventions for CDI. The objective of this study was to assess the clinical impact...

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Autores: Rodríguez-Fernández, Miguel, Herrero, Rocío, González de la Aleja, Pilar, Valverde-Fredet, María Dolores, Ventero, María Paz, Trigo-Rodríguez, Marta, Giner, Livia, Aller-García, Ana Isabel, Pinargote-Celorio, Héctor, Espíndola-Gómez, Reinaldo, Parra, Mónica, Martínez Pérez-Crespo, Pedro María, Ramos-Rincón, José Manuel, Fernández-Pevida, Antonio, Lanz-García, Joaquín, León, Eva, Valiente de Santis, Lucía, Corzo, Juan E., Rodríguez, Juan Carlos, Merino, Esperanza, Merchante, Nicolás
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2026
País:España
Institución:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/420363
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/420363
https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/105021130315
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Palabra clave:Clostridioides difficile
Clinical pathway
Health plan implementation
Hospital admission
Mortality
Recurrence
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Sumario:[Introduction] Despite Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) being a leading healthcare-associated infection with high morbimortality, there is little evidence on specific antimicrobial stewardship program (ASP) interventions for CDI. The objective of this study was to assess the clinical impact of implementing a specific clinical pathway for CDI management at two Spanish hospitals.