Table 1.
Clinical Characteristics of the Cohort
| Patient Characteristics | Observation Periods (n = 188) |
Intervention Periods (n = 96) |
P Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age, range 18–98 (IQR), y | 61 (47–69) | 63 (52–69) | .2 |
| History of Clostridium difficile infection, No. (%) | 44 (23) | 24 (25) | .8 |
| Immunocompromised host, No. (%) | 39 (21) | 15 (16) | .2 |
| Admitted to intensive care unit, No. (%) | 25 (13) | 13 (13) | .4 |
| Colitis on imaging, No. (%) | 37 (20) | 27 (28) | .1 |
| Fever at presentation, No. (%) | 33 (17) | 21 (22) | .3 |
| Acute renal failure at presentation, No. (%) | 47 (25) | 30 (33) | .2 |
| Mean daily bowel movement at time of C. difficile testing | 3.1 | 3.7 | .07 |
| Infectious diseases consult, No. (%) | 52 (28) | 26 (27) | .9 |
Abbreviation: IQR, interquartile range.