Boxplots for faecal lactoferrin concentrations in relation to <i>Clostridium difficile</i> infection outcomes.

<p>i) Severity at baseline (AUC = 0.60); ii) Prolonged symptoms (AUC = 0.56); iii) 30-day mortality (AUC = 0.53); and iv) 90-day recurrence (AUC = 0.55). Faecal lactoferrin was measured in 164 CDI cases. Data regarding duration of symptoms and disease recurrence was unavailable for 19 and 48 cases, respectively.