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ArticleJournal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition2015

Disproportionate rise in Clostridium difficile-associated hospitalizations among US youth with inflammatory bowel disease, 1997-2011.

Kelly C Sandberg, Matthew M Davis, Achamyeleh Gebremariam, Jeremy Adler

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Article in Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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10 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

  1. Pooled it
  2. Frontiers in pediatrics · 2025
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  4. A Multifaced Aspect ofJournal of personalized medicine · 2023
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  8. Management of inflammatory bowel disease withWorld journal of gastroenterology · 2017
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5 · Who and what money

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4 authors.

Kelly C Sandberg*Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology †Child Health Evaluation and Research Unit, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
Matthew M Davis
Achamyeleh Gebremariam
Jeremy Adler

Funding

MULTIDISCIPLINARY TRAINING PROGRAM IN LUNG DISEASEST32HL007534 · NHLBI · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI Nadia N Hansel, Larissa A. Shimoda · 1985 to 2026
$28.3M
PEDIATRIC HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH TRAININGT32HD007534 · NICHD · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI DAVIS, MATTHEW M · 2000 to 2014
$3.7M
NHLBI NIH HHS T32 HL007534NICHD NIH HHS T32 HD007534NICHD NIH HHS T32 HD07534
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesOur aim was to characterize the temporal changes in burden that Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) added to the hospital care of children and young adults with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in the United States.

methodsRetrospective analysis of annual, nationally representative samples of children and young adults with IBD.

resultsThere was a 5-fold increase in IBD hospitalizations with CDI from 1997 to 2011 (P for trend <0.01). During the same period, IBD hospitalizations without CDI increased 2-fold (P for trend <0.01). Mean length of stay for IBD hospitalizations with CDI was consistently longer than that for hospitalizations without CDI and did not significantly change over time (P for trend = 0.47). CDI-related total hospital days in the United States rose from 1702 to 10,194 days per million individuals per year from 1997 to 2011 (P for trend <0.01). Children and young adults hospitalized with CDI had a significantly lower odds of colectomy (0.31) compared with those without CDI. Total charges for CDI-related hospitalizations among children and young adults in the United States rose from $8.7 million in 1997 to $68.2 million in 2011.

conclusionsA widening gap in burden has opened between IBD hospitalizations with and without CDI during the last decade and a half. CDI-related hospitalizations are associated with disproportionately longer lengths of stay, more hospital days, and more charges than hospitalizations without CDI over time. Further work within health systems, hospitals, and practices can help us better understand this enlarging gap to improve clinical care for this vulnerable population.

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Clostridioides difficileHospital CostsHospitalizationAdolescentAdultAge FactorsChildChild, PreschoolClostridium InfectionsColectomyFemaleHumansInflammatory Bowel DiseasesLength of StayMalePrevalence

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PMCPMC4380677

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