Volume 18, Number 3—March 2012
CME ACTIVITY
Community-associated Clostridium difficile Infections, Monroe County, New York, USA
Ghinwa Dumyati
, Vanessa Stevens, George E. Hannett, Angela D. Thompson, Cherie Long, Duncan MacCannell, and Brandi Limbago
, Vanessa Stevens, George E. Hannett, Angela D. Thompson, Cherie Long, Duncan MacCannell, and Brandi LimbagoTable 1
Characteristics of case-patients with CDI, Monroe County, New York, USA, March 1–August 31, 2008*
| Characteristic | HCFO | CO-HCA | CA† | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 196 | 103 | 67 | ND |
| Demographic | ND | |||
| Female sex | 116 (59) | 65 (63) | 41 (61) | 0.75 |
| Median age, y (SD) | 78 (17) | 69 (17.4) | 53 (20.8) | <0.001 |
| Race | 0.75 | |||
| White | 142 (83) | 87 (87) | 45 (82) | ND |
| Black | 25 (14) | 12 (12) | 8 (14) | ND |
| Other‡ | 5 (3) | 1 (1) | 2 (4) | ND |
*Values are no. (%) except as indicated. CDI, Clostridium difficile infection; HCFO, health care facility onset; CO-HCA, community onset–health care associated; CA, community associated; ND, not determined.
†Definite and probable CA cases.
‡Asian, American Indian/Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander.
