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Table 1 Patient characteristics and C. difficile detection outcomes

From: Clostridium difficile carriage in hospitalized cancer patients: a prospective investigation in eastern China

Category

Subdivision

Number (percentage, %)

Cancer type

Colorectal cancer

68 (17)

Noncolorectal digestive tract cancer

128 (32)

Nondigestive tract cancer

172 (43)

Hematological malignancies

32 (8)

C. difficile Carriage

Positive

82 (20.5)

Negative

318 (79.5)

Diarrhea

Yes

20 (5)

C. difficile-positive

7 (35)#

C. difficile-negative

13 (65)

No

380 (95)

C. difficile-positive

75 (19.7)#

C. difficile-negative

305 (80.3)

  1. #The C. difficile-positive rate was greater in diarrhea patients than in non-diarrhea patients; however, the difference was not statistically significant (p = 0.09).