<i>Clostridioides difficile</i> in COVID-19 Patients, Detroit, Michigan, USA, March–April 2020
Avnish Sandhu, Glenn Tillotson, Jordan Polistico, Hossein Salimnia, Mara Cranis, Judy Moshos, Lori M. Cullen, Lavina Jabbo, Lawrence N. Diebel, Teena Chopra
Abstract
We describe 9 patients at a medical center in Detroit, Michigan, USA, with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 and Clostridioides difficile. Both infections can manifest as digestive symptoms and merit screening when assessing patients with diarrhea during the coronavirus disease pandemic. These co-infections also highlight the continued importance of antimicrobial stewardship.
Topics & Concepts
ClostridioidesCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)PandemicMedicineSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)2019-20 coronavirus outbreakCoronavirusDiarrheaIntensive care medicineVirologyDiseaseInternal medicineInfectious disease (medical specialty)OutbreakClostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens researchNosocomial Infections in ICUAntibiotic Use and Resistance