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AGING CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH
卷 34, 期 3, 页码 583-589出版社
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s40520-021-01953-5
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CDI; Severity; Older; Infection; Outcomes
After studying elderly patients with CDI, it was found that the traditional definition of CDI severity did not accurately predict poor outcomes in this population. Instead, advanced dementia and low albumin may be more accurate predictors.
Background Advanced age is an important factor affecting Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) risk and outcome. While fever and leukocytosis are prominent findings in young individuals with CDI, they are usually blunted in the elderly. Furthermore, chronic kidney disease often exists among this population prior to the CDI episode onset. Aim We aimed to examine whether the accepted definition of severe CDI (leukocytosis >= 15,000 cells/mu l or serum creatinine > 1.5 mg/dl) predicts poor outcomes in the elderly. Methods All CDI hospitalized individuals between January-2013 and May-2020 were included. The study population was dichotomized into older group (>= 65 years) and younger group (< 65 years). Primary composite outcome was 30-day mortality, colectomy due to severe colitis, or intensive care unit admission. The older group was divided according to the primary outcome to evaluate the effect of CDI severity criteria. Results The study included 853 patients. Of them, 571 were in the older group and 282 in the younger one. The primary outcome was significantly more common in the older group (93/571, 16% vs. 31/282, 11%; p = 0.04). Ninety days mortality was significantly higher in the older group [116/571, 20% vs. 30/282, 11%; p < 0.01]. In multivariate analysis, accepted CDI severity criteria were not significantly associated with poor outcomes (odds ratio [OR] = 1.2, 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.7-2.2, p = 0.5). Advanced dementia and low serum albumin were significant predictors of poor outcomes (OR = 3, 95%CI 1.5-6, p = 0.002 and OR = 3.1, 95%CI 1.7-5.8, p < 0.01). Conclusion The accepted definition of CDI severity was not useful in predicting CDI poor outcomes in older adults. In this population, we suggest advanced dementia and low albumin among others as CDI severity markers.
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