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Table 3 Demographic information of studied patient

From: Loop mediated isothermal amplification of Clostridioides difficile isolates in gastrointestinal patients

Methods

Culture positive

PCR positive

tcdB PCR positive

tcdB LAMP positive

Number

 Gender

  Male (22)

4 (4/22)

7 (7/22)

6 (6/22)

6 (6/22)

  Female (28)

6 (6/28)

10 (10/28)

7 (7/28)

9 (9/28)

 Antibiotic

  Consumption (31)

9 (9/31)

16 (16/31)

13 (13/31)

14 (14/31)

  No - consumption (19

1(1/19)

1 (1/19)

0 (0/19)

1 (1/19)

 Age (year)

  1–20 (10)

1 (1/10)

1 (1/10)

0 (0/10)

1 (0/10)

  21–30 (12)

1 (1/12)

4 (3/12)

2 (2/12)

2 (3/12)

  31–40 (11)

1 (1/11)

2 (2/11)

2 (2/11)

2 (2/11)

  41–50 (8)

3 (3/8)

5 (5/8)

4 (4/8)

5 (5/8)

  ≤ 50 (9)

4( 4/9)

5 (5/9)

5 (4/9)

5 (5/9)

 Hospitalization time

  < 1week (13)

1 (2/13)

2 (2/13)

1 (3/13)

1 (1/13)

  1–2 week (22)

4 (4/22)

5 (5/22)

4 (4/22)

4 (4/22)

  > 2week (15)

5 (3/12)

10 (10/12)

8 (8/12)

10 (10/12)

 Hospital departments

  Gastrointestinal (19)

4 (4/19)

7 (7/19)

7 (7/19)

7 (7/19)

  Infectious (20)

5 (5/20)

6 (6/20)

5 (5/20)

5 (5/20)

  Transplant (6)

1 (1/6)

3 (3/6)

1 (1/6)

3 (3/6)

  Emergency (5)

0 (0/5)

1 (1/5)

0 (0/5)

0 (0/5)