Skip to main content

Table 2 Telephone Survey Results of Patients Contacted for Community C. difficile Study

From: Epidemiological and genomic characterization of community-acquired Clostridium difficile infections

 

CA-CDI (%)a

Total

40 (51.2)

Prior diagnosis of CDI

15 (37.5)

Most recent hospitalization:

 > 6 months

31 (77.5)

 Within 6 months

9 (22.5)

 Within 3 months

0 (0.0)

 Previous week

0 (0.0)

Times hospitalized in last 6 months:

 1

0 (0.0)

 2–5

7 (17.5)

 5–10

2 (5.0)

Prior history of Ulcerative Colitis

1 (2.5)

Prior history of Crohn’s Disease

3 (7.5)

Prior history of Celiac disease

2 (5.0)

Prior history of IBS

8 (20.0)

Institutional care in prior year

5 (12.5)

Visit someone in nursing home or hospital prior year before CDI

17 (42.5)

Household contact in hospital in prior year before CDI infection

21 (52.5)

Occupation in health care field

4 (44.4)

Work with patients diagnosed with CDI in prior year

1 (2.5)

Household contact hospitalized in year prior to CDI infection

17 (42.5)

Household contact with CDI infection in year prior to CDI

9 (22.5)

Children in household

 No

15 (37.5)

 0–1 year

8 (20.0)

 1–2 years

3 (7.5)

 2–5 years

10 (25.0)

 7–10 years

20 (50.0)

Household pets:

 No

16 (40.0)

 Dogs

9 (22.5)

 Cats

4 (10.0)

 Fish

2 (5.0)

 Birds

5 (12.5)

 Other

5 (12.5)

Occupational work related to pork products

5 (12.5)

Consume pork products

 No

12 (30.0)

 Yes, 1 time per week

7 (17.5)

 Yes, 2–4 times per week

11 (27.5)

 Yes, > 4 times per week

10 (25.0)

 Vegetarian

8 (20.0)

  1. aDefined as > 12 weeks following discharge or no previous hospital admission. CA-CDI; community-acquired C. difficile infection