Brief Article
Copyright ©2010 Baishideng.
World J Gastroenterol. Jul 28, 2010; 16(28): 3573-3577
Published online Jul 28, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i28.3573
Table 1 Univariate analysis of risk factors for recurrence of Clostridium-difficile-associated diarrhea (mean ± SD) n (%)
Recurrence group (n = 27)Non-recurrence group (n = 98)P value
Age (≥ 65 yr)16 (59.3)31 (31.6)0.021a
Female15 (55.6)53 (54.1)0.905
Length of hospital stay (d)36.5 ± 9.732.8 ± 8.50.152
Duration of antibiotics used (d)13.1 ± 6.812.2 ± 5.80.105
Admission from institution6 (22.2)17 (17.4)0.379
Severe CDAD13 (48.2)30 (30.6)0.156
Comorbidities
Diabetes mellitus11 (40.7)37 (37.8)0.572
Malignancy10 (37.1)31 (31.6)0.560
Renal failure5 (18.5)12 (12.3)0.215
Active tuberculosis2 (7.4)6 (6.1)0.719
NGT feeding13 (48.1)23 (23.5)0.045a
WBC count, (mean) × 103/mm315.1 ± 9.712.3 ± 8.10.413
WBC count > 15 × 103/mm3(44.4)(40.8)
Hb (g/dL)10.9 ± 1.911.4 ± 1.60.279
Serum albumin (g/dL)2.3 ± 0.53.1 ± 0.40.025a
Serum albumin < 2.5 g/dL(59.3)(36.7)
Creatinine (mg/dL)1.5 ± 1.41.2 ± 1.60.513
C-reactive protein (g/dL)7.3 ± 4.85.6 ± 4.50.579
Use of PPIs17 (63.0)39 (39.8)0.014a
Table 2 Multivariate analysis of risk factors for recurrence of Clostridium-difficile-associated diarrhea
Risk factorAdjusted OR95% CIP value
Age (≥ 65 yr)1.321.12-3.870.031a
Low serum albumin of < 2.5 g/dL1.851.35-4.910.028a
Concurrent use of PPI3.481.64-7.690.016a
NGT feeding1.250.91-2.650.068
Table 3 Comparison of antibiotics used before diagnosis of Clostridium-difficile-associated diarrhea between non-recurrent and recurrent group (mean ± SD) n (%)
Type of antibiotics usedNon-recurrent CDAD (n = 98)Recurrent CDAD (n = 27)P value
No. of antibiotics used2.58 ± 0.92.43 ± 0.80.560
No antibiotics4 (4.1)1 (3.7)0.638
1 antibiotics28 (28.6)9 (33.3)0.497
≥ 2 antibiotics64 (65.3)19 (70.4)0.435
Penicillin analogue19 (19.4)6 (22.2)0.561
Cephalosporin79 (80.6)22 (81.4)0.613
Clindamycin26 (26.5)6 (22.2)0.265
Quinolone17 (17.3)7 (25.9)0.217
Macrolide8 (8.2)2 (7.4)0.691
Carbapenem11 (11.2)5 (18.5)0.215
Metronidazole6 (6.1)2 (7.4)0.563
Vancomycin3 (3.1)1 (3.7)0.729