Table 2.
Frequency and Type of Outpatient Health Care Exposure in the 12 Weeks Before Community-Associated Clostridium difficile Infection, 2009 Through 2011
| Outpatient Health Care Exposure | No./Total No. (%) (n = 984) |
|---|---|
|
| |
| No exposure | 177 (18.0) |
| Low-level exposurea | 400 (40.7) |
| Physician office visit | 359/400 (89.8) |
| Dentist office visit | 119/400 (29.8) |
| Other outpatient visit | 11/400 (2.8) |
| High-level exposurea | 407 (41.4) |
| Surgery or procedure | 229/407 (56.3) |
| Inpatient care but notan overnight admission | 116/407 (28.5) |
| Emergency department or urgent care visit | 98/407 (24.1) |
| Job required direct contact with patients | 69/407 (17.0) |
| Dialysis | 12/407 (2.9) |
a
Variables are not mutually exclusive.