[Factors associated with Clostridium difficile disease in a tertiary-care medical institution in Mexico: a case-control study].
BACKGROUND
Clostridium difficile-associated disease (CDAD) has been clearly associated with the use of broad-spectrum antibiotics worldwide. However, information about CDAD is scarce in Mexico and Latin America.


METHODS
We studied clinical characteristics, associated factors and outcomes of all cases of CDAD diagnosed by toxin A fecal detection in a tertiary care hospital in Mexico City from 2003 to 2007. Cases were paired with controls by date of hospital discharge. RESULTS. A total of 3170 tests were performed; we evaluated 113 cases and 226 controls, with an incidence of 5.04 cases x 1000 hospital discharges during the study period. There was no difference in gender or primary diagnosis. After multivariate analysis, we found as significant risks the following: use of H2 blockers (OR 21.73, 95% CI 7.14-66.67, p < 0.001), age < 65 y (OR 10.21, IC95% 2.74-38.00, p < 0.001), prior hospitalization within 12 weeks of diagnosis (OR 4.39, IC95% 1.81-40.64, p < 0.001), prior use of cephalosporins (OR 3.41, CI 95% 1.56-7.46, p = 0.002), and fluoroquinolones (OR 3.11, IC95% 1.12-8.62, p = 0.029), stay at the intensive care unit (ICU) (OR 2.76, IC95% 1.38-5.49, p = 0.004); and, extended hospital stay (OR 1.10, IC95% 1.05-1.16, p < 0.001) or antimicrobial use before diagnosis (OR 1.05, IC95% 1.01-1.09, p = 0.010). We described an outbreak of 12 cases occurred in August of 2005 (29.5 cases per 1,000 discharges). We also observed a higher seasonal incidence of disease during the summer in the study period.


CONCLUSIONS
The use of H2 blockers, age < 65 years, prior hospitalization or earlier use of cephalosporins or fluoroquinolones, as well as stay at the ICU were independent risk factor for CDAD.
Camacho-Ortiz
Adrián
A
Departamento de Infectología, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirin.
Galindo-Fraga
Arturo
A
Rancel-Cordero
Andrea
A
Macías
Alejandro Ernesto
AE
Lamothe-Molina
Pedro
P
Ponce de León-Garduño
Alfredo
A
Sifuentes-Osornio
José
J
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D004761:Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006761:Hospitals; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008800:Mexico; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D055815:Young Adult