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ArticleInternational journal of colorectal disease2020

Clostridioides difficile infection in US hospitals: a national inpatient sample study.

Daryl Ramai, Khoi Paul Dang-Ho, Chris Lewis, Paul J Fields, Andrew Ofosu, Mohamed Barakat, Ali Aamar, Emmanuel Ofori, Jonathan Lai, Gandhi Lanke and 3 more

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Article in International journal of colorectal disease, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Daryl RamaiDepartment of Internal Medicine, The Brooklyn Hospital Center, Brooklyn, NY, 11201, USA. dramai@tbh.org.
Khoi Paul Dang-HoDepartment of Internal Medicine, The Brooklyn Hospital Center, Brooklyn, NY, 11201, USA.
Chris LewisWindward Islands Research and Education Foundation, St George's University School of Medicine, Saint George, Grenada.
Paul J FieldsWindward Islands Research and Education Foundation, St George's University School of Medicine, Saint George, Grenada.
Andrew OfosuDivision of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, The Brooklyn Hospital Center, Brooklyn, NY, USA.
Mohamed BarakatDivision of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, The Brooklyn Hospital Center, Brooklyn, NY, USA.
Ali AamarDivision of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, The Brooklyn Hospital Center, Brooklyn, NY, USA.
Emmanuel OforiDivision of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, The Brooklyn Hospital Center, Brooklyn, NY, USA.
Jonathan LaiDepartment of Pathology, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada.
Gandhi LankeDepartment of Internal Medicine, Covenant Medical Center, Lubbock, TX, USA.
Amaninder DhaliwalDivision of Gastroenterology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, USA.
Madhavi ReddyDivision of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, The Brooklyn Hospital Center, Brooklyn, NY, USA.
James GasperinoDivision of Critical Care Medicine, The Brooklyn Hospital Center, Brooklyn, NY, USA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundHypervirulent strains of Clostridioides difficile have altered the landscape of hospital and community outbreaks. We aim to examine and compare spatiotemporal trends, incidence, hospital teaching status, mortality, and cost associated with hospital-acquired Clostridioides difficile infection (HCDI) and community-acquired Clostridioides difficile infection (CCDI).

methodsRetrospective cohorts were studied using data from the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) Nationwide Inpatient Sample (NIS) from 2006 to 2015.

resultsA total of 76,124 cases of HCDI and 190,641 cases of CCDI were identified within the study period. The incidence of HCDI decreased from 8555 in 2006 to 7191 in 2015. Mortality also decreased during the same period (5.9% in 2006 to 1.4% 2015, p < 0.0001). Conversely, CCDI cases increased from 13,823 in 2006 to 20,637 in 2015. CCDI mortality decreased during the same period (4.3% in 2006 to 1.9% 2015, p < 0.0001). Rural hospital centers experienced the sharpest decline in HCDI mortality compared to urban and urban teaching centers (3.8%, p < 0.0001 vs 2.8%, p < 0.0001 vs 2.1%, p < 0.0001). Multivariate logistic regression indicated that increasing age (p = 0.0001), increasing hospital length of stay (p = 0.0001), and Medicare insurance (p = 0.002) were significant predictors of mortality for CDI mortality. Geospatial mapping of CCDI and HCDI revealed that the Eastern and Southern US experienced the largest incidence of CDI over 10 years.

conclusionThe incidence of HCDI has decreased in the past decade while the incidence of CCDI hospitalization is sharply on the rise. While hospital length of stay and mortality has decreased over time, the cost of treating CDI remains high.

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Clostridioides difficileClostridium InfectionsAgedClostridioidesHospitalsHumansInpatientsMedicareRetrospective StudiesUnited StatesClostridioides difficileCommunity acquired clostridioides difficile infection (CCDI)Health care cost and utilization project (HCUP)Hospital-aquired clostridioides difficile infection (HCDI)National inpatient sample (NIS)

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