P072 NOVEL RISK FACTORS AND OUTCOMES IN INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE PATIENTS WITH CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE INFECTION

Patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are at significantly increased risk for Clostridium difficile infection (CDI). CDI in IBD is associated with increased in-hospital mortality, IBD treatment failure, re-hospitalization and high CDI recurrence rates. The existing literature on predictors of these adverse outcomes is limited; however, a recent study demonstrated that corticosteroid escalation for IBD during CDI was a positive predictor of colon surgery within 1 year. We evaluated four potentially modifiable novel risk factors (BMI, statin use, opioid use, and antidepressant use) on the risk and outcomes of CDI in patients with IBD.

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