Trends and Disparities in Outcomes of Clostridioides difficile Infection Hospitalizations in the United States: A Ten-Year Joinpoint Trend Analysis
Ojemolon P, Shaka H, Kwei-Nsoro R, Laswi H, Ebhohon E, Shaka A, Abusalim A, Mba B. Trends and Disparities in Outcomes of Clostridioides difficile Infection Hospitalizations in the United States: A Ten-Year Joinpoint Trend Analysis. Journal Of Clinical Medicine Research 2022, 14: 474-486. PMID: 36578367, PMCID: PMC9765321, DOI: 10.14740/jocmr4828.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTotal hospital chargesMortality rateCDI hospitalizationMortality outcomesMean total hospital chargesNationwide Inpatient Sample databaseOdds of mortalityAdult hospitalizationsInfection hospitalizationsHospital stayPrimary admissionElderly patientsMean LOSMale sexHospital chargesAdmission ratesEpidemiological trendsNosocomial infectionsHospitalizationOlder ageStudy periodSample databaseYoung adultsMean lengthRacial subgroups