Volume 22, Number 9—September 2016
Letter
Community-Acquired Clostridium difficile Infection, Queensland, Australia
Table
Binomial logistic regression models for medication exposure adjusted for sex, age group, temporal pattern, and spatial distribution among patients with community-acquired Clostridium difficile infection, Queensland, Australia, 2003–2012
Medication exposure | Odds ratio (95% credible interval) | p value | Holm-adjusted p value |
---|---|---|---|
Drugs for acid-related disorders | 1.052 (0.943–1.163) | 0.348 | 0.819 |
Drugs for constipation | 1.056 (0.963–1.151) | 0.235 | 0.781 |
Antidiarrheal drugs | 1.106 (0.994–1.218) | 0.051 | 0.379 |
Antithrombotic drugs | 1.073 (0.955–1.197) | 0.224 | 0.781 |
Corticosteroids for systemic use | 1.043 (0.952–1.133) | 0.348 | 0.819 |
Antibacterial drugs for systemic use | 1.083 (0.990–1.174) | 0.067 | 0.425 |
Antimycotic drugs for systemic use | 1.035 (0.944–1.126) | 0.454 | 0.819 |
Antimicrobial drugs for mycobacterial infections | 1.089 (1.023–1.155) | 0.006 | 0.063 |
Anti-inflammatory drugs | 1.070 (0.970–1.170) | 0.158 | 0.700 |
Antiprotozoal drugs | 1.037 (0.953–1.123) | 0.394 | 0.819 |
Anthelminthic drugs | 1.068 (1.008–1.127) | 0.021 | 0.189 |
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