Mayo Clinic researchers found gastric acid suppression was associated with a statistically significant increased risk of recurrent C. difficile infection in patients with a prior C. difficile infection.
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- Gastric acid suppression medications increase risk for recurrence of ... (newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org)
- https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28346595/ (pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov)
- https://www.uspharmacist.com/article/gastric-acid-suppression-medications-raise-recurrent-c-difficile-infection-risk (uspharmacist.com)
- https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/fullarticle/2612117 (jamanetwork.com)
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