From: Asymptomatic Clostridium difficile colonization: epidemiology and clinical implications
Population type | Range of carriage rates | References | |
---|---|---|---|
Healthy neonates and infants | 18–90 % | ||
Healthy adults – general population | 0–15 % | ||
Elderly in long-term care facilities, chronic care, or nursing homes | 0–51 % | ||
Hospital | Elderly | 0.6–15 % | |
Inpatients (not specifically elderly) | 4–29 % | ||
Rehabilitation (spinal) | 11–50 % | ||
HIV | 4Â % | [122] | |
Healthcare workers | 0–13 % | ||
Cystic fibrosis | 18–47 % | ||
Hospital surgical patients on antibiotic prophylaxis | 17Â % | [124] | |
Intensive care | 7Â % | [125] | |
IBD (ulcerative colitis or Crohn’s disease) | 11 % | [95] | |
Hematological malignancies | 8Â % | [94] |