Estimating excess mortality and economic burden of Clostridioides difficile infections and recurrences during 2015-2019 : The RECUR England study

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OBJECTIVES: To generate real-world evidence on all-cause mortality and economic burden of Clostridioides difficile infections (CDIs) and recurrences (rCDIs) in England.

METHODS: We conducted a cohort study using retrospective data from Clinical Practice Research Datalink linked to Hospital Episode Statistics. Patients diagnosed with CDI in hospital and community settings during 2015-2018 were included and followed for ≥1 year. All-cause mortality was described at 6, 12, and 24 months. Healthcare resource usage (HCRU) and associated costs were assessed at 12 months of follow-up. A cohort of non-CDI patients, matched by demographic and clinical characteristics including Charlson Comorbidity Index score, was used to assess excess mortality and incremental costs of HCRU.

RESULTS: All-cause mortality among CDI patients at 6, 12, and 24 months was 15.87%, 20.37%, and 27.03%, respectively. A higher proportion of rCDI patients died at any point during follow-up. Compared with matched non-CDI patients, excess mortality was highest at 6 months with 1.81 and 2.53 deaths per 100 patient-months among CDI and ≥1 rCDI patients. Hospitalizations were the main drivers of costs, with an incremental cost of £1209.21 per CDI patient. HCRU and costs increased with rCDIs.

CONCLUSION: CDI poses a substantial mortality and economic burden, further amplified by rCDIs.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:142

Enthalten in:

International journal of infectious diseases : IJID : official publication of the International Society for Infectious Diseases - 142(2024) vom: 18. Apr., Seite 106967

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Ghosh, Subrata [VerfasserIn]
Antunes, Ana [VerfasserIn]
Rinta-Kokko, Hanna [VerfasserIn]
Chaparova, Elena [VerfasserIn]
Lay-Flurrie, Sarah [VerfasserIn]
Tricotel, Aurore [VerfasserIn]
Andersson, Fredrik L [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Clostridioides difficile
England
Healthcare costs
Journal Article
Mortality
RECUR
Recurrence

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Date Completed 16.04.2024

Date Revised 16.04.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.ijid.2024.02.010

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NLM368589870