title: Clostridium difficile-positive stools: a retrospective identification of risk factors.
abstract: In an attempt to determine the association of potential risk factors and an increase in the rate of Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea (CDAD) at a tertiary teaching institution in the Midwest United States, all CDAD cases among admissions from a period of 20 consecutive months were analyzed. A retrospective chart review was performed on 4992 admissions from this period. Logistic regression analysis suggested a correlation between CDAD and multiple factors.
authors.affiliation: Pharmacy, Department of Veteran's Affairs Medical Center, Kansas City, MO 64128, USA. joshua.howitt@va.gov
authors.forename: Joshua R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Howitt
authors.forename: Jason W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Grace
authors.forename: Monica G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Schaefer
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Dolder
authors.forename: Carrie
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Cannella
authors.forename: R Spencer
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Schaefer
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D016360:Clostridioides difficile / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology*; D004761:Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D006761:Hospitals; D006801:Humans; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015146:Midwestern United States; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors