title: Severity of Clostridium difficile-associated disease (CDAD) in allogeneic stem cell transplant recipients: evaluation of a CDAD severity grading system.
abstract: The purpose of this study was to develop and test a Clostridium difficile-associated disease (CDAD) grading system based on presenting symptoms in allogeneic stem cell transplant recipients. Patients with severe CDAD had significantly shorter median survival times and more adverse outcomes than patients with mild or moderate CDAD.
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Diseases, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA. edubberk@im.wustl.edu
authors.forename: Erik R
authors.initials: ER
authors.lastname: Dubberke
authors.forename: Justin
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sadhu
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gatti
authors.forename: Kimberly A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Reske
authors.forename: John F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: DiPersio
authors.forename: Steven M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Devine
authors.forename: Victoria J
authors.initials: VJ
authors.lastname: Fraser
mesh_terms: D016360:Clostridioides difficile; D004761:Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous / Q000401:mortality / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D033581:Stem Cell Transplantation; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous