Risk factors and clinical outcomes for Clostridioides difficile infections in a case control study at a large cancer referral center in Mexico.

Introduction: Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) is recognized as the leading cause of nosocomial diarrhea. This study describes CDI's clinical characteristics, risk factors, and outcomes in the cancer population.

Methods: We conducted a case-control study on cancer patients from 2015-2018 at the Instituto Nacional de Cancerologia in Mexico.