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12543536

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2003-1-24
pubmed:abstractText
Clostridium difficile causes diarrhea in HIV infected patients but reports of prevalence, risk factors, and outcome vary. We studied the impact of C. difficile in 161 HIV infected inpatients admitted to Cook County Hospital. Patients with C. difficile had more hospital admissions in the previous 6 months (p =.04), spent more days in the hospital in the previous 3 months (p =.02), more often had previously received H2 blockers or treatment for Pneumocystis carinii (p <.05), and had a more frequent history of herpesvirus (p =.03) or opportunistic infections (p =.04). C. difficile associated diarrhea (CDAD) was the etiology in 32% of all study patients with diarrhea. Patients with CDAD were hospitalized for longer periods (p =.02) and received more antibiotics (p =.002). C. difficile was frequently present in our HIV infected patients, especially those with advanced HIV disease, but appeared to have little impact on morbidity or mortality.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0732-8893
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
44
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
325-30
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2002
pubmed:articleTitle
Epidemiology and outcome of Clostridium difficile infection and diarrhea in HIV infected inpatients.
pubmed:affiliation
Cook County Hospital, Rush Medical College, Hektoen Institute, Chicago, Illinois, USA. Jpulvir@hektoen.org
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't