Table 1.
Clinical and laboratory characteristics of patients with CDI infected with ribotype 027 and other ribotypes
| Ribotype 027 (N = 53) n (%) |
Other ribotypes (N = 11) n (%) |
p | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014/2015 (N = 45) | 43 (95.6%) | 2 (4.4%) | < 0.001 |
| 2017/2018 (N = 19) | 10 (52.6%) | 9 (47.4%) | |
| Age > 65 years | 45 (84.9%) | 8 (72.7%) | 0.330 |
| Fever | 23 (43.3%) | 3 (27.3%) | 0.076 |
| Abdominal cramps | 44 (83%) | 5 (45.5%) | 0.007 |
| Vomiting | 9 (16.9%) | 0 | 0.140 |
| Abdominal distension | 7 (13.2%) | 1 (9%) | 0.805 |
| Hypotension | 23 (43.4%) | 6 (54.5%) | 0.499 |
| Initial number of stools (n) | 1.67 ± 0.8 | 1.50 ± 0.7 | 0.766 |
| Loose (mucoid) stools | 44 (83%) | 7 (63.4%) | 0.325 |
| CRP > 100 mg/l | 21 (39.6%) | 5 (45.5%) | 0.353 |
| WBC > 15 × 109/l | 27 (50.9%) | 1 (9%) | 0.274 |
| Albumin < 30 g/l | 34 (64.1%) | 7 (63.6%) | 0.618 |
| Ascites | 7 (13.2%) | 1 (9%) | 0.707 |
| Time to resolution of diarrhea (days) | 5.5 ± 2.8 | 6.8 ± 4.8 | 0.275 |
| Severe CDI | 41 (77.3%) | 4 (36.4%) | 0.006 |
| Severe, complicated CDI | 5 (9.4%) | 1 (0.9%) | 1.000 |
| First episode | 29 (54.7%) | 4 (36.4%) | 0.637 |
WBC white blood cell count, CRP-C reactive protein