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Tony Breu

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Hospitalist, VA Boston. Assistant Professor, @harvardmed and @HMSbioethics. Co-host, @CuriousClinPod. Usually at #AMreport. Views are my own.

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🤔Why does Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) so rarely cause bacteremia?

Patients with CDI are some of the sickest I've cared for. And yet, the causative bacterium is rarely seen in the blood.

This is rare among the severe infections I see.

👀Let's have a look.

1/18 🤔Why does Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) so rarely cause bacteremia? Patients with CDI are some of the sickest I've cared for. And yet, the causative bacterium is rarely seen in the blood. This is rare among the severe infections I see. 👀Let's have a look.
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