Clostridium difficile infections in outpatient dialysis cohort

Heena Sheth; Judith Bernardini; Renee Burr; Sophie Lee; Rachel G Miller; Michele Shields; Emanuel N Vergis; Beth Piraino

doi:10.1086/648448

Clostridium difficile infections in outpatient dialysis cohort

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2010 Jan;31(1):89-91. doi: 10.1086/648448.

Authors

Heena Sheth¹, Judith Bernardini, Renee Burr, Sophie Lee, Rachel G Miller, Michele Shields, Emanuel N Vergis, Beth Piraino

Affiliation

¹ Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. shethh@dom.pitt.edu

PMID: 19929691
DOI: 10.1086/648448

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.

MeSH terms

Adult
Aged
Clostridioides difficile / isolation & purification*
Clostridium Infections* / epidemiology
Clostridium Infections* / etiology
Clostridium Infections* / microbiology
Cohort Studies
Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous* / epidemiology
Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous* / etiology
Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous* / microbiology
Female
Humans
Incidence
Male
Middle Aged
Outpatients / statistics & numerical data*
Pennsylvania / epidemiology
Proportional Hazards Models
Renal Dialysis / adverse effects*
Renal Dialysis / statistics & numerical data
Risk Factors