[The risk factors for Clostridium difficile infection in elderly patients. A case-control study]

Med Clin (Barc). 2000 Oct 21;115(13):499-500. doi: 10.1016/s0025-7753(00)71604-6.
[Article in Spanish]

Abstract

Background: To study the main risk factors associated with Clostridium difficile infection in a geriatric unit.

Patients and method: Retrospective case-control study.

Results: In a multivariate analysis, tube feeding (OR = 6.73; IC 95%, 1.01-45.35) and length of antibiotic therapy (OR = 1.15; IC, 95% 1.01-1.28) were independent variables which associated with C. difficile infection.

Conclusions: Antibiotic treatment, tube feeding and fragility are associated with C. difficile infection.

Publication types

  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Case-Control Studies
  • Chi-Square Distribution
  • Cross Infection / diagnosis
  • Cross Infection / epidemiology*
  • Diarrhea / diagnosis
  • Diarrhea / epidemiology
  • Disease Outbreaks
  • Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous / diagnosis
  • Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous / epidemiology*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Risk Factors
  • Spain / epidemiology
  • Statistics, Nonparametric