Does accepted definition of Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) severity predict poor outcomes in older adults?

Background Advanced age is an important factor affecting Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) risk and outcome. While fever and leukocytosis are prominent findings in young individuals with CDI, they are usually blunted in the elderly. Furthermore, chronic kidney disease often exists among this...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Aging clinical and experimental research 2022-03, Vol.34 (3), p.583-589
Hauptverfasser:	Atamna, Alaa, Babich, Tanya, Margalit, Ili, Avni, Tomer, Ben Zvi, Haim, Raz, Noa-Eliakim, Yahav, Dafna, Bishara, Jihad
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Age Aged Aging Antibiotics Antigens Clostridioides difficile Clostridium Infections - diagnosis Clostridium Infections - epidemiology Colorectal surgery Comorbidity Creatinine Dementia Geriatrics/Gerontology Hospitalization Hospitals Humans Infections Infectious diseases Intensive care Internal medicine Laboratories Medicine Medicine & Public Health Mortality Odds Ratio Older people Original Article Patients Population Retrospective Studies Risk Factors Variables
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