Table 1.
Demographics.
| Demographics | Historical Group (n = 165) |
Intervention Group (n = 146) |
p Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age, y, mean ± SD | 60.7 ± 17.3 | 58.6 ± 14.9 | 0.184 |
| Male sex, no. (%) | 79 (47.9) | 69 (47.3) | 0.292 |
| BMI, mean ± SD | 29.5 ± 10.1 | 29.3 ± 8.7 | 0.970 |
| Albumin, mean ± SD | 3.2 ± 0.8 | 3.4 ± 0.7 | 0.029 |
| Mild/moderate infection, no. (%) | 120 (72.7) | 99 (67.8) | 0.384 |
| Severe infection, no. (%) | 45 (27.3) | 47 (32.2) | 0.384 |
| Complicated infection, no (%) | 25 (15.2) | 29 (19.9) | 0.296 |
| ICU admission when NAAT positive, no. (%) | 29 (17.6) | 46 (31.5) | 0.005 |
| Hospital-acquired, no. (%) | 66 (40.0) | 70 (47.9) | 0.176 |
| Infectious diseases consult, no. (%) | 22 (13.3) | 21 (14.4) | 0.870 |
| Patients with recurrent CDIs, no. (%) | 34 (20.6) | 41 (28.1) | 0.144 |