Clostridium difficile infections in outpatient dialysis cohort.
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.
Sheth
Heena
H
Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. shethh@dom.pitt.edu
Bernardini
Judith
J
Burr
Renee
R
Lee
Sophie
S
Miller
Rachel G
RG
Shields
Michele
M
Vergis
Emanuel N
EN
Piraino
Beth
B
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