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Published in final edited form as: J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2011 Apr;52(4):437–441. doi: 10.1097/MPG.0b013e3181f97209

TABLE 5.

Prevalence of CDAD

Reference	Study Type	Study Population	Incidence
Pascarella et al. (8)	Retrospective case-control	Children	8.9%
Pascarella et al. (8)	Retrospective case-control	Children with IBD	24.7 %
Kim et al. (9)	Retrospective multi-center	Children	4.0 per 1000 admissions
Nguyen et al. (6)	Retrospective multi-center	Adult	4.5 per 1000 discharges
Nguyen et al. (6)	Retrospective multi-center	Adult with CD Adult with UC	10.9 per 1000 discharges 37.3 per 1000 discharges
Benson et al. (10)	Retrospective single center	Children	0.68 cases per 1000 patient- days
Rodemann et al. (5)	Retrospective single center	Adult	12.3 per 1000 admissions
Rodemann et al. (5)	Retrospective single center	Adult with CD Adult with UC	15.9 per 1000 admissions 39.4 per 1000 admissions
Issa et al. (4)	Retrospective single center	Adult with IBD	4.6%

CDAD = C. difficile-associated disease; IBD = inflammatory bowel disease; CD = Crohn’s disease; UC = Ulcerative colitis