Validation of Clinical Risk Models for Clostridioides difficile<i>-</i>Attributable Outcomes
Gregory R. Madden, William A. Petri, Deiziane Viana da Silva Costa, Cirle A. Warren, Z. Jennie, Costi D. Sifri
Abstract
Clostridioides difficile is the leading health care-associated pathogen, leading to substantial morbidity and mortality; however, there is no widely accepted model to predict C. difficile infection severity. Most currently available models perform poorly or were calibrated to predict outcomes that are not clinically relevant.
Topics & Concepts
MedicineReceiver operating characteristicInternal medicineConfidence intervalRetrospective cohort studyClostridioidesClostridium difficileEmergency medicineAntibioticsMicrobiologyBiologyClostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens researchMicroscopic ColitisHelicobacter pylori-related gastroenterology studies