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Clinicians detail coinfections with C difficile, COVID-19 virusA study by researchers from Detroit Medical Center and Wayne State University highlights the risk of Clostridiodes difficile infection (CDI) among COVID-19 patients linked to antibiotic use.

The findings appeared in Emerging Infectious Diseases.The researchers identified nine cases of co-infection with SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19) and CDI during screening surveillance conducted from Mar 11 through Apr 22 at Detroit Medical Center.

The patients were mainly elderly, predominantly female, and severely ill. Two of the patients were found to be positive for C difficile on admission, and the remaining seven had onset of diarrhea and were diagnosed with CDI after

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