TABLE 3.
Treatments of or investigations for nosocomial Clostrodium difficile-associated diarrhea (N-CDAD), as found in the Canadian Nosocomial Infection Surveillance Program 1997 N-CDAD prevalence surveillance project (n=266)
| Treatment or investigation | Number of cases |
|---|---|
| No treatment | 31 (12%) |
| Only one antibiotic | 199 (75%) |
| Two or three sequential antibiotic courses | 33 (12%) |
| Type of antibiotic therapy (all treatments): | 212 (80%) |
| Oral metronidazole | 24 (9%) |
| Intravenous metronidazole | 21 (8%) |
| Oral vancomycin | 11 (4%) |
| Intravenous vancomycin | |
| Other treatment or investigation (eg, ultrasound) | 7 (3%) |
| Endoscopy as workup for diarrhea | 5 (2%) |
| Discontinued inciting antibiotic | 24 (9%) |