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. 2023 Jul 19;10:1221363. doi: 10.3389/fmed.2023.1221363

Table 2.

Frequencies of Clostridioides difficile and toxigenic C. difficile carriers by hospital and by ward.

Patients C. difficile carriage Toxigenic C. difficile carriage
n n % n %
Hospital
EGP01 433 23 5.3 17 3.9
AV02 265 17 6.4 10 3.8
JV03 92 6 6.5 3 3.3
RM04 76 2 2.6 2 2.6
CC05 180 10 5.6 6 3.3
VG06 90 5 5.6 4 4.4
NCK07 336 68 20.2 25 7.4
RP08 134 13 9.7 7 5.2
SA09 402 24 6.0 15 3.7
CCH10 307 12 3.9 3 1.0
PB11 74 5 6.8 1 1.3
Ward
Medical 1,085 66 6.1 35 3.2
Surgery 263 15 5.7 10 3.8
Motherhood 141 1 0.7 1 0.7
Nursling 203 35 17.2 9 4.4
Pediatrics 171 40 23.4 17 9.9
Adult intensive care unit 129 8 6.2 6 4.6
Long-term care facilities 390 18 4.6 13 3.3
Unknow 7 2 28.6 2 28.6
Age
[0–3] years 286 64 22.4 20 7.0
]3–18] years 94 12 12.8 6 6.4
]18–45] years 409 17 4.2 11 2.7
]45–65] years 528 32 6.1 19 3.6
>65 years 1,072 60 5.6 37 3.4
Time from admission
[0–3] days 769 37 4.8 18 2.3
]3–7] days 522 42 8.1 22 4.2
>7 days 1,056 104 9.8 51 4.8
Unknow 42 2 4.8 2 4.8
Total 2,389 185 7.7 93 3.9