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Risk Factors for In-Hospital Mortality among a Cohort of Children with Clostridium difficile Infection

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 July 2015

Neika Vendetti ,
Theoklis Zaoutis ,
Susan E. Coffin  and
Julia Shaklee Sammons
Neika Vendetti*
Affiliation:
Division of Infectious Disease, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Center for Pediatric Clinical Effectiveness, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Theoklis Zaoutis
Affiliation:
Division of Infectious Disease, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Department of Pediatrics, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Center for Pediatric Clinical Effectiveness, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Susan E. Coffin
Affiliation:
Division of Infectious Disease, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Department of Pediatrics, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Department of Infection Prevention and Control, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Center for Pediatric Clinical Effectiveness, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Julia Shaklee Sammons
Affiliation:
Division of Infectious Disease, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Department of Pediatrics, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Department of Infection Prevention and Control, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Center for Pediatric Clinical Effectiveness, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
*
Address correspondence to Neika Vendetti, MPH, Division of Infectious Diseases, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, 3535 Market St. Rm 1519, Philadelphia, PA 19104 (Vendettin@email.chop.edu).
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Abstract

OBJECTIVE

The incidence of Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) has increased and has been associated with poor outcomes among hospitalized children, including increased risk of death. The purpose of this study was to identify risk factors for all-cause in-hospital mortality among children with CDI.

METHODS

A multicenter cohort of children with CDI, aged 1–18 years, was established among children hospitalized at 41 freestanding children’s hospitals between January 1, 2006 and August 31, 2011. Children with CDI were identified using a validated case-finding tool (ICD-9-CM code for CDI plus C. difficile test charge). Only the first CDI-related hospitalization during the study period was used. Risk factors for all-cause in-hospital mortality within 30 days of C. difficile test were evaluated using a multivariable logistic regression model.

RESULTS

We identified 7,318 children with CDI during the study period. The median age of this cohort was 6 years [interquartile range (IQR): 2–13]; the mortality rate was 1.5% (n=109); and the median number of days between C. difficile testing and death was 12 (IQR, 7–20). Independent risk factors for death included older age [adjusted odds ratio (OR, 95% confidence interval), 2.29 (1.40–3.77)], underlying malignancy [3.57 (2.36–5.40)], cardiovascular disease [2.06 (1.28–3.30)], hematologic/immunologic condition [1.89 (1.05–3.39)], gastric acid suppression [2.70 (1.43–5.08)], and presence of >1 severity of illness marker [3.88 (2.44–6.19)].

CONCLUSION

Patients with select chronic conditions and more severe disease are at increased risk of death. Identifying risk factors for in-hospital mortality can help detect subpopulations of children that may benefit from targeted CDI prevention and treatment strategies.

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2015;36(10):1183–1189

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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 36 , Issue 10 , October 2015 , pp. 1183 - 1189
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© 2015 by The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America. All rights reserved 

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