infection (CDI) is one of the most common infectious causes of hospital-acquired diarrhea. The actual burden of the disease is underestimated in India due to inadequate diagnostic methods and limited studies conducted. The aim of this study was to determine the burden and risk factors of CDI among patients with hospital-acquired diarrhea. Stool specimen of patients (age > 1 year) with hospital-acquired diarrhea were screened for glutamate dehydrogenase antigen and toxin using an enzyme immunoassay. If both antigen and toxin were present, it was reported as positive for toxigenic CDI. Samples positive for antigen and negative for toxin were further tested with Cepheid GeneXpert assay for detecting the toxin producing gene. Of 75 patients (mean age 36.07 ± 20.79, 64% males), 14 (18.67%) patients were positive for toxigenic ( ) and 3 (4%) patients were nontoxigenic . Addition of GeneXpert to the testing algorithm increased the yield of toxin detection in 5/14 patients who were negative by toxin assay. On analysis of risk factors, prolonged hospital stay was found to have significant association ( -value = 0.022). Patients with factors like intensive care unit stay, presence of diabetes mellitus as a comorbidity, and exposure to antibiotics like carbapenems and glycopeptides have been found to have a higher prevalence of CDI. The prevalence of CDI in our population was 18.67% and the major risk factor associated was prolonged hospital stay. The addition of GeneXpert for the detection of toxin gene increased the yield from 12 to 18.68%.
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