Abstract
The performance of a hospital- and community-onset Clostridium difficile infection definition using administrative data with a present-on-admission indicator was compared with definitions using clinical surveillance. For hospital-onset C. difficile infection, there was moderate sensitivity (68%) and high specificity (93%); for community-onset, sensitivity and specificity were high (both 85%).
Publication types
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Comparative Study
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Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
MeSH terms
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Clostridioides difficile*
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Community-Acquired Infections / diagnosis*
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Cross Infection / diagnosis*
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Databases, Factual
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Electronic Health Records
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Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous / diagnosis*
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Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous / microbiology
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Humans
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International Classification of Diseases
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Patient Admission
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Predictive Value of Tests
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Quality Indicators, Health Care
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Sensitivity and Specificity