Open AccessIncreasing Age Has Limited Impact on Risk of Clostridium difficile Infection in an Elderly Population
Author(s) -
Margaret A. Olsen,
Dustin Stwalley,
Clarisse Demont,
Erik R. Dubberke
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
open forum infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.546
H-Index - 35
ISSN - 2328-8957
DOI - 10.1093/ofid/ofy160
Subject(s) - medicine , logistic regression , clostridium difficile , population , odds ratio , univariate analysis , pneumonia , emergency medicine , multivariate analysis , environmental health , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , antibiotics
Age did not improve CDI risk prediction after controlling for a wide variety of infections, other acute conditions, frailty indicators, and prior health care utilization.
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