Neighborhood disadvantage and 30-day readmission risk following Clostridioides difficile infection hospitalization

Neighborhood disadvantage and 30-day readmission risk following Clostridioides difficile infection hospitalization

Abstract Background Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) is commonly associated with outcomes like recurrence and readmission. The effect of social determinants of health, such as ‘neighborhood’ socioeconomic disadvantage, on a CDI patient’s health outcomes is unclear. Living in a disadvantaged...

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Main Authors: Elizabeth Scaria, W. Ryan Powell, Jen Birstler, Oguzhan Alagoz, Daniel Shirley, Amy J. H. Kind, Nasia Safdar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-10-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Clostridioides difficile
Socioeconomic disadvantage
Social determinants of health
Medicare
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12879-020-05481-x

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