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What infections should we rule out in patients who develop diarrhea on immunotherapy?

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Infectious Disease · City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center

Immunotherapy is known to be associated with immune-mediated diarrhea and colitis (IMDC). However, it remains unclear whether cancer patients undergoing immunotherapy are at a heightened risk for Clostridioides difficile colitis infection (CDI). A retrospective study focusing on patients treated wit...

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