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Table 2 Number of samples tested and CDI episodes distributed according to age groups

From: Clostridium difficile infection in Italian urban hospitals: data from 2006 through 2011

Age group (years)

Samples tested for CD toxins

CDI episodes (%)

18-40

920

31 (3.4)

41-60

1248

63 (5)

61-80

1866

160 (8.6)

>80

917

148 (16.1)

Total

4951

402 (8.1)

  1. CD = Clostridium difficile.
  2. CDI = Clostridium difficile infection.