Excess length of stay and mortality due to Clostridium difficile infection: A multi-state modelling approach

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 88, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 213-217

  van Kleef, E ^a,b   Green, N ^b,c   Goldenberg, S D ^d   Robotham, J V ^b   Cookson, B ^e   Jit, M ^a,b   Edmunds, W J ^a   Deeny, S R ^b  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clostridium difficile infection; Length of hospital stay; Mortality

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE INFECTION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PEPTOCLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED KINGDOM; ADULT; CROSS INFECTION; MIDDLE AGED; PSEUDOMEMBRANOUS COLITIS; VERY ELDERLY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CROSS INFECTION; ENTEROCOLITIS, PSEUDOMEMBRANOUS; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS;

EID: 84920182021     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: 15322939     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2014.08.008     Document Type: Article

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