title: Clostridium difficile infections in outpatient dialysis cohort.
abstract: We examined the Clostridium difficile infection rate and risk factors in an outpatient dialysis cohort. The Cox proportional hazard for developing C. difficile infection was significantly higher with high comorbidity index and low serum albumin level. Conversely, it was lower for patients who had frequent bloodstream and dialysis access-related infections.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. shethh@dom.pitt.edu
authors.forename: Heena
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sheth
authors.forename: Judith
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bernardini
authors.forename: Renee
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Burr
authors.forename: Sophie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Rachel G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Miller
authors.forename: Michele
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shields
authors.forename: Emanuel N
authors.initials: EN
authors.lastname: Vergis
authors.forename: Beth
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Piraino
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D016360:Clostridioides difficile / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D003015:Clostridium Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology; D015331:Cohort Studies; D004761:Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010045:Outpatients / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D010414:Pennsylvania / Q000453:epidemiology; D016016:Proportional Hazards Models; D006435:Renal Dialysis / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012307:Risk Factors