AUG 4, 2026 · JOURNAL ARTICLE
Characterization of Clostridioides difficile in the U.S. Military, 2016-2024
Military Medicine
A large retrospective cohort study of 2.7 million service members over 9 years confirming known CDI epidemiology and risk factors in a distinctive military population, with clear descriptive findings but no intervention comparison or hard clinical outcomes.
Reported
Total CDI cases2489
Overall incidence rate21.4 per 100,000 person-years
Annual CDI cases 2016324