Long term outcomes of Hospital-Identified Clostridium Difficile Infection (HICDI): A retrospective cohort analysis of adult patients in a teaching hospital
Abstract:Objectives: To study long term outcomes of HICDI. Design, settings and participants: Retrospective cohort study of adult patients diagnosed with HICDI during their admission to a tertiary teaching hospital between January 1st 2012 and December 31st 2016. Main outcomes: Primary aim was to study two-year mortality outcome and it's predictors in HICDI patients. Secondary outcomes were to identify characteristics of HICDI and predictors of time to resolution of infection. Results: A total of 819 adult HICDI episod… Show more
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