- Characteristics of inpatients with Clostridioides difficile infection (n=130).
| Epidemiological and outcome data | n (%) |
|---|---|
| Gender | |
| Male | 67 (51.5) |
| Female | 63 (48.5) |
| Age | |
| Pediatrics patients (≤14 years) | 23 (17.6) patients |
| Adults | 107 (82.4) |
| 15-65 year old | 58 (44.7) |
| >65 year old | 49 (37.7) |
| Total CDI cases (n=139) | |
| Incident cases | 130 (93.5) cases |
| Recurrent cases | 9 (6.5) cases |
| Hospital onset | 102 (73.4) |
| Community onset | 12 (8.7) |
| Community onset hospital associated | 25 (17.9) |
| Mean CDI incidence rate | |
| Hospital wide | 1.62 cases/10000PD |
| ICUs | 3 cases/10000 PD |
| Oncology-SOT, HSCT | 2.72 cases/10000PD |
| Presence of CDI risk factors | |
| Patients with zero risk factor | 3 (2.4) |
| Patients with 1-3 risk factors | 84 (64.6) |
| Patients with more 3 risk factors | 43 (33.0) |
| Antibiotic prescription at the moment of CDI diagnosis | |
| Yes | 56 (40.2) |
| No | 83 (59.8) |
| CDI complications | |
| Toxic mega colon | 2 (1.4) cases |
| Refractory colitis | 1 (0.7) case |
| 28-day mortality rate | 5 (3.8) |
Values are presented as numbers and precentages (%).
CDI: Clostridioides difficile infection, ICU: intensive care unit, SOT: solid organ transplant, HSCT: hematopoietic stem cell transplant, PD: patient days