Functional and Cognitive Status in Clostridium difficile Infection in the Hospitalized Elderly: a Retrospective Study of Two Sites

J Gen Intern Med. 2019 Aug;34(8):1392-1393. doi: 10.1007/s11606-019-04935-6.
No abstract available

Keywords: Clostridium difficile infection; cognitive impairment; elderly; functional debility; gut microbiota.

Publication types

  • Letter
  • Multicenter Study
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Case-Control Studies
  • Clostridium Infections / diagnosis
  • Clostridium Infections / mortality*
  • Clostridium Infections / psychology*
  • Cognition / physiology
  • Cognitive Dysfunction / diagnosis
  • Cognitive Dysfunction / mortality*
  • Cognitive Dysfunction / psychology*
  • Female
  • Hospitalization / trends*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Retrospective Studies