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How are Clostridium difficile (C. difficile) rates measured?

April 26, 2017Clostridium difficile measured rates

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How are Clostridium difficile (C. difficile) rates measured?

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The Niagara Health System posts its infection rates online on a monthly basis. The chart above shows the number of C. difficile cases per 1,000 patient days at each of our inpatient sites. The ‘total patient days’ represents the sum of the number of days during which patients occupied beds in a given time period. The rate is calculated as follows: Number of new hospital acquired cases of C.