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. 2019 Feb 11;14(2):e0207138. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0207138

Table 1. Participant demographics.

Swabs collected 1549
Patients enrolled 474
Median number of swabs/patients (range) 2 (1–20 swabs)
Median age (range) 74 Years (17–101)
Median length of hospital stay (days) 5 days (1–86 days)
CD positive by culture and PCR (%) 50/474 (10.6%)
    Asymptomatic colonization 45/50 (90%)
    CD infection 5/50 (10%)
CD positive at admission (< 72 hours) 21/45 (47%)