Table 1.
Characteristics of patients with travel-associated C. difficile infection, Geosentinel, 1997–2015
| Sex | n | % |
|---|---|---|
| Male | 70 | 38 |
| Female | 113 | 62 |
| Age (years) | ||
| 3 to 9 | 1 | <1 |
| 10 to 19 | 3 | 2 |
| 20 to 29 | 62 | 34 |
| 30 to 39 | 43 | 23 |
| 40 to 49 | 27 | 15 |
| 50 to 59 | 22 | 12 |
| 60 to 69 | 15 | 8 |
| 70 to 79 | 8 | 4 |
| 80 to 89 | 4 | 2 |
| Median | 34 | |
| Range | 6 – 89 | |
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| Reason for travel | ||
| Business | 20 | 11 |
| Missionary/volunteer/Researcher/aid work | 31 | 17 |
| Student | 11 | 6 |
| Tourism | 115 | 62 |
| Visiting friends and relatives | 10 | 5 |
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| Pre-travel visit | ||
| Yes | 78 | 45 |
| No | 58 | 34 |
| Unknown | 36 | 21 |
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| Travel duration | Days | |
| Median | 20.5 | |
| IQR | 13, 42 | |
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| Time from return to presentation | Days | |
| Median | 14.0 | |
| IQR | 5, 30 | |
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| Region of travel | n | % |
| Asia | 57 | 31 |
| North East Asia | 4 | 2 |
| South Central Asia | 33 | 18 |
| South East Asia | 20 | 11 |
| Americas | 58 | 31 |
| North America | 2 | 1 |
| Caribbean | 17 | 9 |
| Central America | 18 | 10 |
| South America | 21 | 11 |
| Africa | 44 | 24 |
| North Africa | 13 | 7 |
| Sub-Saharan Africa | 31 | 17 |
| Europe | 14 | 7 |
| Western Europe | 12 | 6 |
| Eastern Europe | 2 | 1 |
| Middle East | 5 | 3 |
| Pacific | 2 | 1 |
| Australia/New Zealand | 1 | 0.5 |
| Oceania | 1 | 0.5 |
| Multiple | 7 | 4 |