Clostridium difficile a challenge for both patients and hospitals
Accreditation Connection, February 8, 2008
According to a new study by Washington University School of Medicine and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, each case of Clostridium difficile (CDAD) may cost over $7,000 to treat.
CDAD is a bacterial infection linked to recent exposure to healthcare institutions such as hospitals or nursing homes. The authors of Clinical Infectious Diseases found 439 cases of CDAD in 24,000 non-surgical patients admitted to hospitals in 2003. Total estimated costs of patients with CDAD in 2003 were approximately $1.3 billion dollars.
Because of the increased costs associated with CDAD there is expected need placed on allocating funding and research targeted at prevention and control.
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