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Table 2 Summary statistics for C. difficile infection (CDI) within 100-days post-allogeneic transplant, per transplanting hospital

From: Evaluating risk factors for Clostridium difficile infection in adult and pediatric hematopoietic cell transplant recipients

 

Pediatric transplants

Adult transplants

Variable

(n =192)

(n =990)

Outcomes – n (%)

  

CDI

33 (17)

107 (11)

Death

8 (4)

93 (9)

Lost to follow-up

0 (0)

1 (0)

Second transplant

0 (0)

11 (1)

No event

151 (79)

778 (79)

CDI incidence, per 10000 patient-days

20

12

CDI incidence, per transplant year – n (%)

  

2008

4 (10)

17 (9)

2009

4 (10)

25 (12)

2010

5 (16)

23 (13)

2011

7 (17)

19 (9)

2012

13 (35)

23 (12)

Days to first CDI test – median (IQR)

22 (10, 58)

15 (5, 33)

Days to first positive test for CDI – median (IQR)

51 (5, 72)

16 (5, 49)

Positive tests / all tests (%)

33/125 (26.4)

107/1,308 (8.2)

Probability of testing while inpatienta

1.10 %

4.50 %

Probability of CDI while inpatienta

0.30 %

0.30 %

  1. aPer inpatient day