Outcomes and Risk Factors Associated with Clostridium difficile Diarrhea in Hospitalized Adult Patients
Table 1
Baseline characteristics of patients with Clostridium difficile colitis and controls with hospital-acquired diarrhea of other causes.
Variable
CDI group ()
Control group ()
Median age, years (range)
54.4 (18.0–91.0)
53.3 (16.0–88.0)
Male
36 (48.0)
36 (48.0)
Unit in which hospitalized
Medical ward
60 (80.0)
60 (80.0)
Surgical ward
15 (20.0)
15 (20.0)
Relevant comorbidities1
Diabetes mellitus
13 (17.3)
15 (20.0)
Chronic renal disease
10 (13.3)
11 (14.6)
Solid organ cancer
23 (30.6)
8 (10.6)
Hematological cancer
10 (13.3)
10 (13.3)
Solid organ transplant
5 (6.6)
5 (6.6)
Bone narrow transplant
3 (4.0)
5 (6.6)
Deaths2
14 (18.6)
13 (17.3)
Median length of hospital stay (days)
50.3
33.4
Median duration of antibiotic use (days)
14.5
15.8
Number of antibiotics used
None
4 (5.3)
12 (16.0)
One
16 (21.3)
16 (21.3)
Two
12 (16.0)
13 (17.3)
Three
20 (26.6)
12 (16.0)
Four or more
23 (30.6)
22 (29.3)
Data presented as (%) unless otherwise indicated. CDI: Clostridium difficile infection. 1Most prevalent comorbidities among cases and controls (). 2Death from all causes.
