Risk factors for the development of Clostridium difficile colitis in a surgical ward

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

Purpose: Clostridium difficile colitis (CDC) is a nosocomial infection. We attempted to discover the risk factors for the development of CDC in patients admitted to our surgical ward. Methods: We conducted a retrospective chart review of all patients admitted to our surgical ward between January 2010 and July 2011. CDC was confirmed when toxin A/B or toxin B polymerase chain reaction was detected in the stool and clinical symptoms, such as diarrhea, were present. We divided patients into the CDC and non-CDC groups, and compared the clinical features between the two groups. Results: The rate of CDC occurrence was 0.4% (19/4,720 patients). Univariate analysis showed that colectomy (P ＜ 0.001), hospital stays longer than 10 days (P ＜ 0.001), aged over 55 years (P ＜ 0.001) and transfer from medical ward (P = 0.009) were significant parameters for CDC. Multivariate analysis showed that colectomy (P ＜ 0.001; odds ratio [OR], 8.405; 95% confidence interval [CI], 2.927 to 24.132) and hospital stays longer than 10 days (P = 0.035; OR, 10.253; 95% CI, 1.176 to 89.392) were high risk factors for CDC occurrence in the surgical ward. Conclusion: The risk factors for CDC in a surgical ward could be colectomy and a long duration of hospitalization. Therefore, clinicians should consider the possibility of CDC when patients undergo colectomy, are admitted for a long time, and have postoperative diarrhea.

목차 (Table of Contents)

• INTRODUCTION
• METHODS
• RESULTS
• DISCUSSION
• CONFLICTS OF INTEREST
• REFERENCES

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