Mayo Clinic researchers found gastric acid suppression was associated with a statistically significant increased risk of recurrent C. difficile infection in patients with a prior C. difficile infection.
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Confirmed by peer-reviewed meta-analysis/study published in JAMA Internal Medicine, corroborated by PubMed listing and independent science media coverage. [cascade flags: aggregator_dropped_primary_exists | tier=silver indep_score=0.983 clusters=3 claim_tier=notable]
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- Gastric acid suppression medications increase risk for recurrence of ... (seed:health_and_medicine)
- https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28346595/ (corroboration)
- https://www.uspharmacist.com/article/gastric-acid-suppression-medications-raise-recurrent-c-difficile-infection-risk (corroboration)
- https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/fullarticle/2612117 (corroboration)