An opportunistic bacterial infection that causes deadly diarrhea is more likely to kill White patients than Black or Hispanic people, a new study says.
About 84% of deaths caused by Clostridioides difficile infections occur among white people, researchers reported in Atlanta Sunday at IDWeek, the joint annual meeting of America's top infectious disease professional societies.
By comparison, Black patients account for 8% and Hispanic patients under 6% of deaths, researchers found.
The study also found that C. difficile infections are more likely to kill urban dwellers, with 84% of deaths occurring in and around metropolitan areas.
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