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ATLAS Bedside Score System for Clostridium Difficile Infection

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ATLAS Bedside Score System for Clostridium Difficile Infection, ATLAS Bedside Score System for Clostridioides Difficile Infection

  • See Also
  1. Clostridioides difficile
  • Criteria (Mnemonic
  • ATLAS)
  1. Age
    1. Score 0: <60 years old
    2. Score 1: 60 to 79 years old
    3. Score 2: >=80 years old
  2. Treatment with Systemic concomitant Antibiotics for >1 day during C. difficile Management
    1. Score 0: No
    2. Score 2: Yes
  3. Leukocytosis
    1. Score 0: <16,000 cells/uL
    2. Score 1: 16,000 to 25,000 cells/uL
    3. Score 2: >25,000 cells/uL
  4. Albumin
    1. Score 0: >35 g/L
    2. Score 1: 26 to 35 g/L
    3. Score 2: <=25 g/L
  5. Serum Creatinine
    1. Score 0: <1.3 mg/dl
    2. Score 1: 1.4 to 2.0 mg/dl
    3. Score 2: >2.1 mg/dl
  • Interpretation
  • Total Score
  1. Mortality
    1. Score <3: 0% Mortality
    2. Score 3: 3.6% Mortality
    3. Score 4: 4.2% Mortality
    4. Score 5: 8.7% Mortality
    5. Score 6: 10.9% Mortality
    6. Score 7: 14.3% Mortality
    7. Score 8: 56% Mortality
  • References
  1. ATLAS - A Bedside Scoring System, IDSA Abstract
    1. https://idsa.confex.com/idsa/2010/webprogram/Paper4263.html
  2. Miller (2013) BMC Infect Dis 13:148 +PMID: 23530807 [PubMed]