Hear My Voice: involving patients in Clostridioides difficile infection research

Abstract

Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) is a major cause of hospital-acquired diarrhoea affecting considerable numbers of people each year. CDI can cause a debilitating illness which impacts on people and their families and the economic resources of healthcare systems.

Despite this, and the increasing acceptance and promotion of Patient and Public Involvement (PPI) in healthcare research, PPI in CDI research is uncommon.

Keywords

• CDI
• Clostridioides difficileinfection
• PPI
• Patient and Public Involvement
• Research