Abstract
Methods We enrolled all CDI patients admitted to the Adults III department of the National Institute for Infectious Diseases “Prof. Dr. Matei Bals”, Bucharest, between January – July 2014. Stool culture, toxin EIA and Cepheid Gene Xpert C. difficile test were used for CDI diagnosis. The subjects were divided into two groups: CA-CDI patients (Group 1) and HA-CDI patients (Group 2). Our objective was to describe the clinical, epidemiologic features and outcome of CA-CDI compared to hospital-associated CDIs (HA-CDI) including the ATLAS bedside severity scoring system. Statistical analyses were performed using SPSS Statistics package v.17.
Highlights
Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) is an increasingly common hospital-associated infection
We enrolled all CDI patients admitted to the Adults III department of the National Institute for Infectious Diseases “Prof. Dr Matei Balş”, Bucharest, between January – July 2014
The subjects were divided into two groups: community-acquired Clostridium difficile infection (CA-CDI) patients (Group 1) and hospital-associated CDIs (HA-CDI) patients (Group 2)
Summary
Violeta Molagic1*, Irina Lăpădat, Raluca Mihăilescu, Cristina Popescu, Cătălin Tilişcan, Raluca Jipa, Mihaela Rădulescu, Daniela Munteanu, Adriana Hristea, Ruxandra Moroti, Anca-Ruxandra Negru, Iulia Niculescu, Roxana Petre, Raluca Năstase, Angelica Teniță, Victoria Aramă. From The 10th Edition of the Scientific Days of the National Institute for Infectious Diseases “Prof Dr Matei Bals” Bucharest, Romania.
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