No. of patients (%) | HrQOL score (mean ± SD) | Change in HrQOL score | ||
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Baseline | Follow-Up | |||
Overall | 144 | 26.4 ± 11.5 | 56.1 ± 25.0 | 29.7 |
Demographics | ||||
Age in years, mean ± SD | 68 ± 15 | |||
Female | 91 (63.2) | 25.9 ± 11.7 | 54.4 ± 39.5 | 28.5 |
Male | 53 (36.8) | 27.2 ± 12.0 | 58.9 ± 44.3 | 31.8 |
Charlson index, median [IQR] | ||||
CDI history prior to bezlotoxumab | ||||
Primary CDI | 24 (16.7) | 34.5 ± 17.1 | 63.2 ± 46.3 | 28.7 |
1 CDI recurrence | 35 (24.3) | 22.4 ± 8.7 | 40.0 ± 21.8 | 17.6 |
2 CDI recurrences | 44 (30.6) | 26.9 ± 12.1 | 60.0 ± 50.1 | 33.1 |
≥ 3 CDI recurrences | 41 (28.5) | 24.3 ± 10.3 | 53.6 ± 38.5 | 29.3 |
CDI risk factors | ||||
≥ 65 years of age | 100 (69.4) | 28.0 ± 12.7 | 59.1 ± 49.2 | 31.1 |
≥ 1 CDI episode in previous 6 months | 112 (77.9) | 24.2 ± 10.1 | 55.0 ± 40.3 | 30.8 |
Immunocompromised conditiona | 53 (36.8) | 20.2 ± 7.2 | 52.6 ± 37.8 | 32.4 |
Gastric acid suppressant useb | 46 (31.9) | 21.2 ± 7.9 | 50.1 ± 34.6 | 28.9 |
Current episode with severe presentationc | 31 (21.5) | 28.1 ± 12.8 | 63.8 ± 49.1 | 35.7 |
Inflammatory bowel disease | 12 (8.3) | 22.4 ± 8.3 | 45.5 ± 29.8 | 23.1 |
Chronic renal disease | 12 (8.3) | 31.2 ± 15.5 | 42.9 ± 27.0 | 11.7 |
Prior failed FMT | 17 (11.8) | 22.7 ± 9.3 | 56.3 ± 40.1 | 33.6 |
Clinical outcome 90 days post bezlotoxumab | ||||
rCDI | 23 (15.9) | 22.0 ± 8.9 | 28.7 ± 13.5 | 6.7 |
No further rCDI | 121 (84.1) | 27.2 ± 12.0 | 61.3 ± 46.5 | 34.1 |