Clostridium difficile in Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Retrospective Study

Table 3

CDI characteristics.

	IBD patients with prior CDI ()
Age at first CDI (years), mean ± SD	42.7 ± 19.9
CDI etiology, n (%)
Community-acquired	24 (56)
Hospital-acquired	12 (28)
Indeterminate	7 (16)
Antibiotic use prior to CDI, n (%)	13 (30)
Steroid use prior to CDI, n (%)	7 (16.3)
Biologic use at the time of CDI, n (%)	14 (32.5)
Time to CDI clearance (days), mean ± SD	20.6 ± 14.27