Volume 9, Number 6—June 2003
Dispatch
Fluoroquinolone Use and Clostridium difficile–Associated Diarrhea
Table 2
Matched univariate analysis of risk factors for Clostridium difficile–associated diarrhea
Risk factor | Odds ratio | 95% confidence interval | p value |
---|---|---|---|
Fluoroquinolone |
13.5 |
3.1 to 58.8 |
<0.01 |
Clindamycin |
3.1 |
1.0 to 9.4 |
0.05 |
Piperacillin/tazobactam |
1.9 |
0.7 to 5.1 |
0.24 |
Cephalosporins |
0.6 |
0.2 to 1.7 |
0.32 |
All other antibiotic drugs | 1.6 | 0.7 to 4.1 | 0.28 |