Table 5 Risk factors
From: Treatment of Clostridium difficile infection in community teaching hospital: a retrospective study
# Out of 60 (%) | |
|---|---|
Age ≥ 65 years | 48 (80) |
Length of stay ≥ 14 days | 11 (18) |
Clindamycin [1] | 2 (3) |
Fluoroquinolone [1] | 30 (50) |
3rd Generation Cephalosporin [1] | 20 (33) |
At least one antibiotic [1] | 50 (83) |
Proton pump inhibitor [1] | 41 (68) |
Histamine-2 receptor antagonist [1] | 5 (8) |
Hospitalization [3] | 23 (38) |
Recurrent CDI [5] | 5 (8) |