Examining the impact of racial disparities on infection outcomes at a Southern California academic teaching hospital.

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol

Division of Clinical Pharmacy, Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California.

Published: May 2023

Racial differences in infection (CDI) outcomes have been reported. In this study, minoritized patients with CDIs had prolonged hospitalizations and increased intensive care unit admissions. Chronic kidney disease was shown to partially mediate the relationship between race or ethnicity and severe CDI. Our findings suggest potential areas for equitable interventions.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10665859PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/ice.2023.84DOI Listing

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