Clostridium Difficile Infection : The Effects of Acid Suppression Therapy in Patients With Cancer

BACKGROUND: Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) is common among hospitalized patients and is particularly serious in patients with cancer. Acid suppression therapy, particularly that which uses proton pump inhibitors (PPIs), has been shown to place hospitalized adult patients at greater risk for CDI, but this relationship has not been proven among patients with cancer.

OBJECTIVES: This review assesses risk factors for CDI among patients with cancer, with a specific focus on acid suppression therapy using PPIs and histamine-2 receptor antagonists (H2RAs).

METHODS: A literature search was performed using four electronic databases.

FINDINGS: CDI increases morbidity and mortality in patients with cancer and interferes with their active treatment plans. PPIs and H2RAs increase the risk of developing CDI among patients with cancer, but PPIs carry a higher risk. Other risk factors include antibiotics, transplantation, and chemotherapy.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2019

Erschienen:

2019

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:23

Enthalten in:

Clinical journal of oncology nursing - 23(2019), 2 vom: 01. Apr., Seite 165-171

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Lan, Hannah [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Acid suppression therapy
Clostridium difficile infection
H2RAs
Journal Article
PPIs
Prevention
Proton Pump Inhibitors
Review

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 05.05.2020

Date Revised 05.05.2020

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1188/19.CJON.165-171

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM295038136