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ArticleInflammatory bowel diseases2023

Prevalence of Clostridioides difficile Infection After Ileal Pouch-anal Anastomosis in Patients With Chronic Antibiotic-dependent Pouchitis and Crohn's-like Disease of the Pouch.

Brandon M Shore, Kimberly N Weaver, Jessica R Allegretti, Hans H Herfarth, Edward L Barnes

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Article in Inflammatory bowel diseases, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. Approach to Therapy for Chronic Pouchitis.Annual review of medicine · 2025
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  5. A nomogram for predicting the risk ofFrontiers in pediatrics · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Brandon M ShoreDepartment of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
Kimberly N WeaverDivision of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
Jessica R AllegrettiDivision of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MAUSA.ORCID 0000-0003-3585-2425
Hans H HerfarthDivision of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
Edward L BarnesDivision of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-9894-8796
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill · USBrigham and Women's Hospital · US

Funding

Re-Entry Supplement: Investigation of Oral Microbial Enzymes for the Detection and Treatment of Periodontal DiseaseUL1TR002489 · NCATS · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI BUSE, JOHN BERNARD, SHAHEEN, NICHOLAS J · 2018 to 2022
$48.6M
North Carolina Translational and Clinical Sciences Institute (NC TraCS)UM1TR004406 · NCATS · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI NICHOLAS J SHAHEEN · 2023 to 2026
$37.5M
Treatment Approaches and Outcomes in Pouch-related Disorders after Colectomy for Ulcerative ColitisK23DK127157 · NIDDK · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI BARNES, EDWARD · 2021 to 2025
$1.0M
NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR002489NCATS NIH HHS UM1 TR004406NIDDK NIH HHS K23 DK127157NIH HHS UL1TR002489
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundRecurrent or chronic antibiotic therapy is a therapeutic hallmark of chronic antibiotic-dependent pouchitis (CADP) or Crohn's-like disease of the pouch. Antibiotics alter the gut microbiome, which may increase the risk of Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI). The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of CDI in patients with CADP and Crohn's-like disease of the pouch.

methodsWe conducted a retrospective cohort study of patients with CADP or Crohn's-like disease of the pouch at a tertiary academic medical center. The primary outcome was prevalence of CDI. Secondary outcomes included antibiotic therapy at the time of CDI diagnosis, treatment regimens for CDI, and subsequent outcomes.

resultsOverall, 18 of 198 (9.1%) included patients developed CDI. Treatment with antibiotics at the time of CDI diagnosis occurred in 7 of 18 (39%) patients. Preoperative history of CDI was significantly associated with increased risk of developing CDI following ileal pouch anal anastomosis (IPAA) compared with those with no prior history of CDI (12 of 18 [67%] vs 11 of 180 [6%]; P < .001). In 16 of 18 (89%) patients, CDI treatment was initiated with predominantly oral vancomycin (72%) or metronidazole (17%).

conclusionAlthough chronic inflammatory conditions of the pouch arise postoperatively, the prevalence of CDI in this population appears to be similar compared with the general population of patients with inflammatory bowel disease prior to and post IPAA. Preoperative CDI appears to be the greatest risk for postoperative CDI and may require extra vigilance in the assessment of CDI after IPAA.

Indexed as

Clostridium InfectionsColitis, UlcerativeColonic PouchesCrohn DiseasePouchitisProctocolectomy, RestorativeAnastomosis, SurgicalAnti-Bacterial AgentsHumansPrevalenceRetrospective StudiesAnti-Bacterial AgentsClostridioides difficileileal pouch-anal anastomosisinflammatory condition of pouchpouchitis

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PMID35905034
PMCPMC10233392
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