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The following table contains the main risk factors for CDI:

Severity of the disease
Mild: diarrhea as the only symptom
Moderate: raised white cell count but <15,000 cells/mL and serum creatine <1.5 times baseline
Severe: leucocytosis >15,000 cells/mL OR serum creatinene level >1.5 times baseline or abdominal tenderness and serum albumin < 3 g/dL
Severe complicated: hypotension or shock, ileus, megacolon, leucocytosis >20,000 cells/mL OR leucopenia <2,000, lactate >2.2 mmol/L, delirium, fever ≥ 38.5 °C, organ failure

Community-onset infection	Hospital-onset infection
Includes patients with 1 or more of the following conditions: The presence of an invasive device at time of admission History of MRSA infection or colonization History of surgery, hospitalization, dialysis, or residence in a long-term care facility in the previous 12 months.	Includes patients with positive culture results obtained >48 h after admission. Patients might also have 1 of the conditions described in community-onset infection.