Clostridium difficile–Associated Diarrhea
Surveillance results: 2015-2016
From April 1, 2015, to March 31, 2016, 95 healthcare facilities participated in the Clostridium difficile–associated diarrhea (CDAD) surveillance program, for a combined total of 5,048,411 inpatient days (Table 1). These participating facilities reported 2,977 cases of healthcare-associated CDAD (HA-CDAD). The incidence rate of HA-CDAD was 5.9 cases per 10,000 patient days. The 2015-2016 incidence rate was significantly lower than the 2014–2015 rate. The 10-day fatality rate was 8.0% (n = 219) while the 30-day fatality rate was 14.0% (n = 381). In total, 23 (0.8%) colectomies were reported. This year, two teaching facilities merged. For all results, only facilities that participated in at…
Surveillance provinciale des infections nosocomiales