Factors for Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhoea in elderly patients. A case-control study

Authors
O'Callagan, AS Yuste, M Armadans, L Gragera, BA Laporte, AS Tarres, MV
Citation
As. O'Callagan et al., Factors for Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhoea in elderly patients. A case-control study, MED CLIN, 115(13), 2000, pp. 499-500
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
General & Internal Medicine
Journal title
MEDICINA CLINICA
ISSN journal
00257753 → ACNP
Volume
115
Issue
13
Year of publication
2000
Pages
499 - 500
Database
ISI
SICI code
0025-7753(20001021)115:13<499:FFCDDI>2.0.ZU;2-8
Abstract
BACKGROUND: TO study the main risk factors associated with Clostridium diff icile 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 associate d with C. difficile infection.