Impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic on nosocomial <i>Clostridioides difficile</i> infection

Abstract

The observed reduction of ~70% in the incidence density of HCFA CDI in a context of no reduction in antibiotic use supports the importance of reducing nosocomial transmission by healthcare workers and asymptomatic colonized patients, reinforcing cleaning procedures and reducing patient mobility in the epidemiological control of CDI.