posted on 2023-05-17, 15:12authored byMitchell, BG, Garner, A
Abstract 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 increasing, particularly in the northern hemisphere. The purpose of this integrative review was to investigate and describe mortality in hospitalised patients with CDI. Methods: A search of the literature between 1 January 2005 and 30 April 2011 focusing on mortality and CDI in hospitalised patients was conducted using electronic databases. Papers were reviewed and analysed individually and themes were combined using integrative methods. Results: All cause mortality at 30 days varied from 9% to 38%. Three studies report attributable mortality at 30 days, varying from 5.7% to 6.9%. In hospital mortality ranged from 8% to 37.2% Conclusion: All cause 30 day mortality appeared to be high, with 15 studies indicating a mortality of 15% or greater. Findings support the notion that CDI is a serious infection and measures to prevent and control CDI are needed. Future studies investigating the mortality of CDI in settings outside of Europe and North America are needed. Similarly, future studies should include data on patient co-morbidities. Keywords: Clostridium difficile infection, Clostridium difficile associated diarrhoea, Mortality, Death
History
Publication title
Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control
Issue
20
Pagination
1-6
ISSN
2047-2994
Department/School
School of Nursing
Publisher
BioMed Central Ltd.
Place of publication
236 Gray's Inn Rd, London, WC1X 8HB, UK
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Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic (CC BY 2.0) http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/
Repository Status
Open
Socio-economic Objectives
Disease distribution and transmission (incl. surveillance and response)