Table 4 Prevalence of diarrheal cases in Clostridium difficile inpatients according to sex, hospitalization, HIV and bacteriotoxin
From: Evaluation of inpatients Clostridium difficile prevalence and risk factors in Cameroon
Variable | Total (n) | No diarrhaoe n (%) | Diarrhaoe n (%) | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sex | ||||
Male | 36 | 33(91.7%) | 3(8.3%) | 0.69 |
Female | 36 | 32(88.9%) | 4(11.1%) | |
HIV | ||||
Negative | 47 | 43(91.5%) | 4(8.5%) | |
Positive | 25 | 22(88%) | 3(12.0%) | 0.63 |
Hospitalization | ||||
Not | 13 | 13(100.0%) | 0(0.0%) | |
Yes | 59 | 52(88.1%) | 7(11.9%) | 0.97 |
Bacteriatoxin | ||||
No toxin | 48 | 42(87.5%) | 6(12.5%) | |
Toxin A | 18 | 17(94.4%) | 1(5.6%) | 0.43 |
Toxin A + B | 6 | 6(100.0%) | 0(0.0%) | 0.98 |