Comparison of 3 severity criteria for Clostridium difficile infection.
Effective severity criteria are needed to guide management of Clostridium difficile infection (CDI). In this retrospective study, outcomes were compared between patients with mild-moderate versus severe CDI according to 3 different severity criteria: those included in the 2010 Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America/Infectious Diseases Society of America guidelines, those from a recent clinical trial, and our hospital-specific guidelines.
Division of Infectious Diseases, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York.
Angela
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Gomez-Simmonds
Christine J
CJ
Kubin
E Yoko
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Furuya
D000368:Aged; D016360:Clostridioides difficile; D004761:Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011379:Prognosis; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D012720:Severity of Illness Index