Table 3.
Outcomes following initial CDI hospitalization
| Patient characteristics |
Patients who developed rCDI |
Patients who did not develop rCDI |
Hazard ratio |
p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (n = 425) | (n = 3775) | 95% CI | ||
| Discharged to a healthcare facility |
130 (31) |
1029 (27) |
1.18 (0.96 – 1.45) |
0.11 |
| Inpatient readmission(s) before end of iCDI treatment |
48 (11) |
241 (6) |
1.76 (1.30 – 2.37) |
<.001 |
| Inpatient readmission(s) after end of iCDI treatment | 126 (30) | 857 (23) | 1.31 (1.07 – 1.62) | 0.01 |
iCDI = initial episode of C. difficile infection, rCDI = recurrent C. difficile infection.