Factors Associated With Complications of Clostridium difficile Infection in a Multicenter Prospective Cohort

Clinical Infectious Diseases : an Official Publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America
Claire Nour Abou ChakraLouis Valiquette

Abstract

Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) is the most common cause of nosocomial infectious diarrhea and may result in severe complications including death. We conducted a prospective study to identify risk factors for complications of CDI (cCDI). Adult inpatients with confirmed CDI in 10 Canadian hospitals were enrolled and followed for 90 days. Potential risk factors were measured within 24 hours of diagnosis. Isolates were typed by polymerase chain reaction ribotyping. cCDI was defined as 1 or more of the following: colonic perforation, toxic megacolon, colectomy, admission to an intensive care unit for cCDI, or if CDI contributed to death within 30 days of enrollment. Risk factors for cCDI were investigated by logistic regression. A total of 1380 patients were enrolled. cCDI was observed in 8% of patients. The ribotype was identified in 922 patients, of whom 52% were infected with R027. Age ≥ 80 years, heart rate >90/minute, respiratory rate >20/minute, white cell count <4 × 10(9)/L or ≥ 20 × 10(9)/L, albumin <25 g/L, blood urea nitrogen >7 mmol/L, and C-reactive protein ≥ 150 mg/L were independently associated with cCDI. A higher frequency of cCDI was observed among R027-infected patients (10.9% vs 7.2%), but the association w...Continue Reading

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