CSI: a severity index for Clostridium difficile infection at the time of admission

Summary Clostridium difficile is a common cause of nosocomial diarrhoea in the USA. To develop a score model that would help to identify severe versus mild or moderate C. difficile infection (CDI) upon admission we performed a retrospective cohort study. Between January 2004 and December 2007, 255 p...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Journal of hospital infection 2011-10, Vol.79 (2), p.151-154
Hauptverfasser:	Lungulescu, O.A, Cao, W, Gatskevich, E, Tlhabano, L, Stratidis, J.G
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aged Aged, 80 and over Bacterial diseases Bacterial diseases of the digestive system and abdomen Biological and medical sciences Clostridium difficile Clostridium difficile - pathogenicity Colitis Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous - microbiology Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous - physiopathology Female Gastroenterology. Liver. Pancreas. Abdomen Hospitalization Human bacterial diseases Humans Infectious Disease Infectious diseases Male Medical sciences Middle Aged Other diseases. Semiology Predictive Value of Tests Prognosis Retrospective Studies Retrospective study Risk Factors Sensitivity and Specificity Severity of Illness Index Severity score Stomach. Duodenum. Small intestine. Colon. Rectum. Anus
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