Table 3.
Frequent Primary Admission Diagnoses for Hospital Patients at High Risk for CDI
| Primary Admission Diagnosis |
N(%) with HO-CDI | OR | p-value | N(%) with PD-CDI | OR | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S.aureus Septicemia | 31 (0.6%) | 10.09 | <0.001 | |||
| S.aureus Pneumonia | 33 (0.7%) | 9.76 | <0.001 | |||
| Acute Respiratory Failure | 117 (2.4%) | 8.56 | <0.001 | 31 (0.4%) | 1.22 | 0.007 |
| Aspiration Pneumonitis | 99 (2.1%) | 6.55 | <0.001 | 69 (0.8%) | 2.47 | <0.001 |
| Infection of Vascular Device | 33 (0.7%) | 6.16 | <0.001 | 26 (0.3%) | 2.65 | |
| Chemotherapy | 30 (0.6%) | 5.43 | <0.001 | |||
| E.coli Septicemia | 26 (0.5%) | 5.39 | <0.001 | 26 (0.3%) | 2.94 | <0.001 |
| Septicemia | 68 (1.4%) | 3.72 | <0.001 | 184 (1.2%) | 3.20 | <0.001 |
| Post-operative Infection | 28 (0.6%) | 3.28 | <0.001 | 26 (0.3%) | 1.67 | <0.001 |
| Acute Renal Failure | 39 (0.8%) | 2.80 | <0.001 | 47 (0.5%) | 1.85 | <0.001 |
| Pneumonia | 98 (2.0%) | 1.69 | <0.001 | 184 (2.1%) | 1.74 | <0.001 |
| Acute Pancreatitis | 31 (0.6%) | 1.51 | 0.002 | 26 (0.3%) | 0.69 | 0.8 |
| Urinary Tract Infection | 37 (0.8%) | 1.43 | 0.19 | 96 (1.1%) | 2.04 | <0.001 |
| Hip Fracture | 31 (0.4%) | 1.76 | <0.001 | |||
| Cellulitis | 45 (0.5%) | 1.69 | <0.001 | |||
| Colon Diverticulitis | 45 (0.5%) | 1.68 | <0.001 |