In this large case control study of patients who developed Cdiff infection associated with antibiotics, the risk of developing Cdiff was 7 times higher than baseline in the month after antibiotic use, but was still 3 times higher than baseline in the 2nd and 3rd month after cessation of antibiotics. The risk of Cdiff persists long after antibiotics have ceased (abstract)
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