title: Clostridium difficile-associated disease: A primary clinical evaluation of elderly patients in a geriatric hospital.
abstract: The purpose of this study was to screen all cases of Clostridium difficile-associated disease during a 2-year period in a geriatric hospital to determine the incidence and clinical characteristics related to this risk. Twenty percent of suspected cases were diagnosed as positive and analyzed. The C difficile disease-associated clinical factors were ischemic heart disease and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Use of acetylsalicylic acid, other nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, and steroids were more frequently found in the non-C difficile group. There were fewer cases in men than in women and more in patients residing in skilled nursing wards.
authors.affiliation: Shmuel Harofeh Geriatric Medical Center affiliated with Sackler School of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Israel.
authors.forename: Arthur
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Leibovitz
authors.affiliation: Shmuel Harofeh Geriatric Medical Center affiliated with Sackler School of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Israel.
authors.forename: Alexandra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yarovoy
authors.affiliation: Shmuel Harofeh Geriatric Medical Center affiliated with Sackler School of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Israel.
authors.forename: Nataly
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sharshar
authors.affiliation: Maccabi Health Care Services, Rishon L'Zion, Israel.
authors.forename: Zvi
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Buckman
authors.affiliation: Shmuel Harofeh Geriatric Medical Center affiliated with Sackler School of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Israel.
authors.forename: Eliyahy Haim
authors.initials: EH
authors.lastname: Mizrahi
authors.affiliation: Shmuel Harofeh Geriatric Medical Center affiliated with Sackler School of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Israel. Electronic address: elubart@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Emily
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Lubart
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D016360:Clostridioides difficile / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D003015:Clostridium Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D003428:Cross Infection; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006299:Health Services for the Aged; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D012189:Retrospective Studies
keywords: Antibiotic treatment; Diarrhea