PMID- 27677811 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20180130 LR - 20240327 IS - 1559-6834 (Electronic) IS - 0899-823X (Print) IS - 0899-823X (Linking) VI - 37 IP - 12 DP - 2016 Dec TI - Assessing the Risk of Hospital-Acquired Clostridium Difficile Infection With Proton Pump Inhibitor Use: A Meta-Analysis. PG - 1408-1417 AB - BACKGROUND Clostridium difficile is the principal infectious cause of antibiotic-associated diarrhea and accounts for 12% of hospital-acquired infections. Recent literature has shown an increased risk of C. difficile infection (CDI) with proton pump inhibitor (PPI) use. OBJECTIVE To conduct a systematic assessment of the risk of hospital-acquired CDI following exposure to PPI. METHODS We searched multiple databases for studies examining the relationship between PPI and hospital-acquired CDI. Pooled odds ratios were generated and assessment for heterogeneity performed. RESULTS We found 23 observational studies involving 186,033 cases that met eligibility criteria. Across studies, 10,307 cases of hospital-acquired CDI were reported. Significant heterogeneity was present; therefore, a random effects model was used. The pooled odds ratio was 1.81 (95% CI, 1.52-2.14), favoring higher risk of CDI with PPI use. Significant heterogeneity was present, likely due to differences in assessment of exposure, study population, and definition of CDI. DISCUSSION This meta-analysis suggests PPIs significantly increase the risk of hospital-acquired CDI. Given the significant health and economic burden of CDI and the risks of PPI, optimization of PPI use should be included in a multifaceted approach to CDI prevention. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2016;1408-1417. FAU - Arriola, Vanessa AU - Arriola V AD - 1Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine,Department of Epidemiology,New Orleans,Louisiana. FAU - Tischendorf, Jessica AU - Tischendorf J AD - 2Department of Medicine,University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health,Madison,Wisconsin. FAU - Musuuza, Jackson AU - Musuuza J AD - 3Institute of Clinical and Translational Research,University of Wisconsin,Madison,Wisconsin. FAU - Barker, Anna AU - Barker A AD - 4University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health,Madison,Wisconsin. FAU - Rozelle, Jeffrey W AU - Rozelle JW AD - 1Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine,Department of Epidemiology,New Orleans,Louisiana. FAU - Safdar, Nasia AU - Safdar N AD - 2Department of Medicine,University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health,Madison,Wisconsin. LA - eng GR - T32 GM008692/GM/NIGMS NIH HHS/United States GR - TL1 TR000429/TR/NCATS NIH HHS/United States GR - UL1 TR000427/TR/NCATS NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article PT - Meta-Analysis DEP - 20160928 PL - United States TA - Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol JT - Infection control and hospital epidemiology JID - 8804099 RN - 0 (Proton Pump Inhibitors) SB - IM MH - Clostridioides difficile MH - Clostridium Infections/*epidemiology/*etiology MH - Cross Infection/*epidemiology/etiology/*microbiology MH - Diarrhea MH - Humans MH - Proton Pump Inhibitors/*adverse effects/therapeutic use MH - Risk Factors PMC - PMC5657489 MID - NIHMS913569 EDAT- 2016/09/30 06:00 MHDA- 2018/01/31 06:00 PMCR- 2017/12/01 CRDT- 2016/09/29 06:00 PHST- 2016/09/30 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2018/01/31 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2016/09/29 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2017/12/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - S0899823X1600194X [pii] AID - 10.1017/ice.2016.194 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2016 Dec;37(12):1408-1417. doi: 10.1017/ice.2016.194. Epub 2016 Sep 28.