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The use of mechanical bowel preparation and Clostridium difficile infection at the patient level*.
| C. difficile infection | No C. difficile infection | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No Bowel Preparation, n=578 | 14 (2.4%) | 564 (97.6%) | 0.95 |
| Yes Bowel Preparation, n=1685 | 40 (2.4%) | 1645 (97.6%) | |
| Without Oral antibiotics, n=1001 | 29 (2.9%) | 972 (97.1%) | 0.09 |
| With Oral antibiotics, n=684 | 11 (1.6%) | 673 (98.4%) |
Hospital median rate of mechanical bowel infection=2.8%, range = 0-14.7%.
