Did the severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus 2 pandemic cause an endemic Clostridium difficile infection?

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World J Clin Cases. Nov 26, 2021; 9(33): 10180-10188
Published online Nov 26, 2021. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v9.i33.10180

Table 2 Risk factors for Clostridium difficile infection after coronavirus disease 2019

	Univariate analysis			Multivariate analysis
Parameter	OR	CI	P	OR	CI	P
Age > 60 yr	2.321	1.455-3.703	< 0.001	2.591	1.452-4.624	0.001
Urban area	1.935	1.273-2.940	0.001	2.330	1.286-4.221	0.005
Previous AB treatments	1.632	1.223-2.178	<0.001	1.909	1.083-3.365	0.025
Previous hospitalizations	2.444	1.503-3.947	< 0.001	2.509	1.263-4.986	0.009
Alcohol consumption	1.248	1.014-1.536	0.017	2.550	1.459-4.459	0.001

AB: Antibiotics; CI: Confidence interval; OR: Odds ratio.

Citation: Cojocariu C, Girleanu I, Trifan A, Olteanu A, Muzica CM, Huiban L, Chiriac S, Singeap AM, Cuciureanu T, Sfarti C, Stanciu C. Did the severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus 2 pandemic cause an endemic Clostridium difficile infection? World J Clin Cases 2021; 9(33): 10180-10188
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DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.12998/wjcc.v9.i33.10180