Background Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) is a common cause of diarrhoea in
hospitalised patients. Around the world, the incidence and severity of CDI appears to be …

In this review we examine published literature to ascertain mortality in relation to Clostridium
difficile infection (CDI) and the factors associated with mortality. In the 27 studies that had …

Few standardised data are available on mortality rates in patients with Clostridium difficile
infection (CDI). The literature often reports 'attributable'mortality or cannot be universally …

Background. Mortality among patients with Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) is high.
Because of high age and multiple underlying diseases, CDI-related mortality is difficult to …

ObjectiveIn this study, we aimed to quantify short-and long-term outcomes of Clostridium
difficile infection (CDI) in the elderly, including all-cause mortality, transfer to a facility, and …

Purpose Although an increase in burden of disease has frequently been reported for
Clostridium difficile infection (CDI), specific data on the effect of CDI on a patient's risk of …

Aim This study aimed to describe the mortality in hospital patients with a first documented
episode of Clostridium difficile‐associated diarrhoea (CDAD) and to identify prognostic risk …

Introduction Limited data exist on Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) in low-resource settings
and settings with high prevalence of HIV. We aimed to determine baseline CDI patient …

Summary Background National surveillance of Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) in
Scotland enables the monitoring of trends in incidence rates but not mortality. Aim To assess …

BACKGROUND: Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) is one of the most important healthcare-
associated infections, causing considerable mortality. Numerous severity scores have been …