Distribution of CDI episodes. (a) Histogram showing the distribution of CDI episode burden per IBD-CDI patient. (b) Histogram showing the distribution of time intervals between recurrent CDI episodes. Logarithmic scale on the X-axis. The line indicates the median interval (53 days) and the dashed line indicates the 90-day cutoff.
CD, Crohn’s disease; CDI, Clostridioides difficile infection; IBD, inflammatory bowel disease.

Distribution of CDI episodes. (a) Histogram showing the distribution of CDI episode burden per IBD-CDI patient. (b) Histogram showing the distribution of time intervals between recurrent CDI episodes. Logarithmic scale on the X-axis. The line indicates the median interval (53 days) and the dashed line indicates the 90-day cutoff. CD, Crohn’s disease; CDI, Clostridioides difficile infection; IBD, inflammatory bowel disease.

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