Table. Baseline demographic and clinical characteristics of 9 patients with Clostridioides difficile and severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 co-infection, Detroit, Michigan, USA, March–April 2020*.
| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| Age, y, median |
75 |
| Sex | |
| F | 7 |
| M |
2 |
| Race | |
| African American | 6 |
| Caucasian | 1 |
| Unknown |
2 |
| Hospitalization in prior 60 d | 5 |
| Required intensive care unit and vasopressors |
4 |
| ATLAS score, median† | 6 |
| Charlson comorbidity index score, median |
8 |
| Symptoms at admission | |
| Cough | 4 |
| Shortness of breath | 3 |
| Fever | 4 |
| Diarrhea and abdominal pain |
2 |
| Laboratory results | |
| Ferritin, ng/mL, median‡ | 1,459.4 |
| Leukocyte count, x 103 cells/mm3), average | 12.0 |
| Creatinine, mg/dL, average§ |
4.22 |
| Microbiologic findings | |
| Blood culture positive | 2 |
| Respiratory culture positive | 2 |
*Values indicate no. patients unless otherwise indicated. Some patients had >1 symptom. †Scoring information available at https://www.mdcalc.com/atlas-score-clostridium-difficile-infection. ‡Ferritin was only obtained in 8 patients. §Three patients were on dialysis.