Clinical burden of recurrent Clostridioides difficile infection in the medicare population: A real-world claims analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To describe 12-month outcomes for beneficiaries in the 100% Medicare Fee-for-Service (FFS) population with primary and recurrent Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI).

Design

A retrospective, descriptive, cohort study of CDI claims from the 100% Medicare FFS population, with a first CDI diagnosis between January 1, 2010, and December 31, 2016.

Setting

Any US-based provider that submitted inpatient or outpatient CDI diagnosis claims to Medicare FFS.

Patients

The study included patients aged ≥65 years with continuous enrollment in Medicare Parts A, B, and D during 12 months before and 12 months after the index period.

Methods

The number of CDI and recurrent (rCDI) episodes, healthcare resource utilization, treatments, complications, and

SUBMITTER: Feuerstadt P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9726521 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature