492. Long-Term Outcomes of Clostridium difficile Infection Among Medicare Beneficiaries
Hatfield K, Baggs J, Winston L, Parker E, Martin B, Meek J, Olson D, Farley M, Revis A, Holzbauer S, Bye M, Wilson L, Perlmutter R, Phipps E, Pierce R, Ocampo V, Kainer M, Smith M, McDonald L, Jernigan J, Guh A. 492. Long-Term Outcomes of Clostridium difficile Infection Among Medicare Beneficiaries. Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2018, 5: s182-s182. PMCID: PMC6253260, DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofy210.501.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchClostridium difficile infectionEmerging Infections ProgramDifficile infectionInclusion criteriaCommon healthcare-associated infectionsPrevention's Emerging Infections ProgramMultivariable logistic regression modelICD-9-CM codesOlder adultsDifficile stool testMedicaid Services beneficiariesNumber of hospitalizationsHealthcare-associated infectionsSkilled nursing facilitiesLong-term riskLogistic regression modelsSame catchment areaExcess morbidityHospitalization statusStool testPoor outcomeTerm outcomesAdjusted oddsCDI casesChronic conditions