February 25, 2019Open Access

Association Between Antibiotic Use and Hospital-onset Clostridioides difficile Infection in US Acute Care Hospitals, 2006–2012: An Ecologic Analysis

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At an ecologic level, reductions in total AU, use of fluoroquinolones, and use of third- and fourth-generation cephalosporins were each associated with decreased HO-CDI rates.

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