The Risk for Clostridium Difficile Colitis During Hospitalization in Asymptomatic Carriers

Amos Yinnon

Status: Completed

Conditions: Colitis; Clostridium Difficile

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02063282

ShaareZMC

Details and patient eligibility

About

The investigators hypothesize that development of symptoms characteristic of Clostridium difficile infection will be 2-3 times higher in asymptomatic carriers, compared to that of non carriers and expect to find risk factors for development of symptomatic clostridium difficile.

Enrollment: 394 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 65+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• History of hospitalization in recent year, residence of a nursing home or institutions
• Expected more than 48 hours hospitalization

Exclusion criteria

• Colitis/ diarrhea
• Rectal swab performed ≥48 hrs post arrival to hospital.

Trial design

394 participants in 2 patient groups

Clostridium difficile carriers

Clostridium difficile non carriers