Table 3.

Clinical Outcomes Associated With Hospital-Onset Clostridioides difficile Cases in the Pre- and Postintervention Periods

Clinical Outcomes	Preintervention N = 385	Postintervention N = 177	P Value
WBC > 15 000 cells/mL within 7 days	152 (39.5%)	67 (37.9%)	.78
Serum creatinine >1.5 mg/dL	97 (25.2%)	43 (24.3%)	.90
30-day all-cause mortality	34 (8.8%)	8 (4.5%)	.10
ICU admission within 7 days	12 (29.1%)	45 (25.4%)	.42
Length of hospital stay beyond 7 days after positive C diff PCR test	245 (63.6%)	122 (69.5%)	.21
Toxic megacolon identified as complication of CDI	5 (1.3%)	0 (0%)	.33

Abbreviations: C diff, C difficile; CDI, C difficile infection; ICU, intensive care unit; PCR, polymerase chain reaction; WBC, white blood cells.