Receipt of Chemotherapy, n 888 (0.9) 626 (0.8) 262 (1.2) < 0.001 (%) 1Received at least one dose of a high risk antibiotic: cefepime, ceftriaxone, piperacillin-tazobactam, carbapenem, and/or sulfamethoxazole-trimethoprim (SMZ-TMP) Table 2. Simple Risk Index Scoring Scheme for Estimating Risk of Nosocomial CDI CDI Incidence Assigned Risk Factor Qualifier (%) Score 0 0.8 1 2.6 2 4.8 0 - 5 No. High Risk Antibiotics Received 3 5.9 4 10.4 5 40.0 < 40 0.5 0 Age 40 55 1.7 1 – > 55 2.1 2 0 0.4 0 Charlson Co-morbidity Index 1 0.9 1 2 3.0 2 ≥ Receipt of PPI No 1.0 0
Receipt of Chemotherapy, n (%) 888 (0.9) 626 (0.8) 262 (1.2) < 0.001 1Received at least one dose of a high risk antibiotic: cefepime, ceftriaxone, piperacillin-tazobactam, carbapenem, and/or sulfamethoxazole-trimethoprim (SMZ-TMP) Table 2. Simple Risk Index Scoring Scheme for Estimating Risk of Nosocomial CDI Risk Factor Qualifier CDI Incidence (%) Assigned Score No. High Risk Antibiotics Received 0 1 2 3 4 5 0.8 2.6 4.8 5.9 10.4 40.0 0 - 5 Age < 40 40 – 55 > 55 0.5 1.7 2.1 0 1 2 Charlson Co-morbidity Index 0 1 ≥ 2 0.4 0.9 3.0 0 1 2 Receipt of PPI No 1.0 0