Prospective Derivation and Validation of a Clinical Prediction Rule for Recurrent Clostridium difficile Infection

Published: March 30, 2009, 6:15 p.m.

The authors of a study in the April issue of Gastroenterology have developed a clinical prediction rule for recurrent Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) that identifies high-risk patients likely to benefit from preventive measures against recurrence.  Dr. Kuemmerle speaks with the senior author of the paper, Dr.  Ciarán Kelly, as well as Dr. Christina Surawicz, author of a related editorial about these findings.