Diagnosis of Clostridium difficile infection is associated with a small increased risk of death in elderly inpatients

J Hosp Infect. 2010 Apr;74(4):401-3. doi: 10.1016/j.jhin.2009.09.014. Epub 2010 Jan 12.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Clostridioides difficile / isolation & purification*
  • Clostridium Infections / epidemiology*
  • Clostridium Infections / microbiology
  • Clostridium Infections / mortality*
  • Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous / epidemiology*
  • Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous / microbiology
  • Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous / mortality*
  • Female
  • Health Facilities
  • Humans
  • Inpatients
  • Male
  • Risk Factors
  • United Kingdom / epidemiology