Table 1.
Patient characteristics
| Patient characteristics | Data |
| Age1 (yr) | 76 (18-93) |
| Sex | |
| Female | 71 (57%) |
| Male | 53 (43%) |
| Nursing home residency | 19 (15%) |
| Charlson’s comorbidity score | 4 (0-10) |
| GI procedures including PEG and surgery | 13 (10%) |
| Previous medication: | |
| Antibiotic therapy within 6 wk prior to onset CDAD | 101 (81%) |
| Acid-suppressive therapy | 66 (53%) |
| Immunosuppressive therapy | 25 (20%) |
| Opioid use | 57 (46%) |
| Laxative use | 30 (24%) |
| Clinical features of CDAD | |
| Hospital-acquired CDAD | 101 (81%) |
| Interval onset of diarrhoea to CDAD therapy ≥ 7 d | 45 (37%) |
| Body temperature ≥ 38°C | 56 (45%) |
| Severe CDAD | 27 (22%) |
| Laboratory at diagnosis: | |
| White blood cell count (G/L) | 14.1 (4.6-81.3) |
| CRP (mg/L) | 118 (2-413) |
| Creatinine (mg/L) | 11.5 (3.1-110.5) |
| Sodium (mmol/L) | 136 (114-145) |
| Potassium (mmol/L) | 3.52 (2.43-5.07) |
| Continuation of initial antibiotic therapy despite CDAD | 71 (57%) |
| Antibiotic therapy for CDAD | 113 (91%) |
| Length of hospital stay > 14 d | 70 (56%) |
| 30-d mortality | 13 (10%) |
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Data are given as median (range) or number (percentage).