Clostridium Difficile Infection: the First Report in Southeast Asia by 2010 Nationwide Study
Clostridium Difficile Infection: the First Report in Southeast Asia by 2010 Nationwide Study
The authors retrieved in-patient medical data, including the expense, from the 2010 Thailand
 Nationwide Hospital Admission Database, which is part of the National Health Security Office
 (NHSO). The diagnosis of digestive diseases with any form of colitis listed in the causes,
 either as principal diagnosis or co-morbidity, coding by the ICD-10 was recorded. The
 inclusion criteria were: 1) diagnosis of enterocolitis due to Clostridium difficile
 (ICD10-A07); and 2) age of more than 18 years. If the data was incomplete, the case was
 excluded. The baseline characteristics, including age, sex, co-morbidity disease and history
 of endoscopy or surgery, were recorded. The burden of CDI was evaluated by length of hospital
 stay (LOS), mortality rate, and hospital charge.
Inclusion Criteria:

 -  The patients with the diagnosis of Clostridium difficile (ICD10-A07)

 -  Age of more than 18 years.

 Exclusion Criteria:

 -  Data incompleted