The Risk Factors for Sedifacile Infection in Elderly Patients

An 82 year old woman with a history of dementia has been living in a nursing home for the past five years. She was seen by her primary care provider for evaluation of diarrhoea four weeks ago. A repeat stool pc r for c diffacile is positive. The major risk factors here for sedifacile infection are her older age at 82, and the fact that she lives in a nursingHome.