C. Difficile Rates (Monthly)

Hospital  |  Year2023 | 2024
Georgetown
Hospital
OctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSep
Cases
<50001<5<5<50000
Rates per 1000 patient days
0.180.000.000.000.490.450.200.070.000.000.000.00
Hospital  |  Year2023 | 2024
Milton District Hospital
OctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSep
Cases
<5<5000<5<5<50<5<5<5
Rates per 1000 patient days
0.380.390.000.000.000.430.440.210.000.190.210.21
Hospital  |  Year2023 | 2024
Oakville Trafalgar Memorial Hospital
OctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSep
Cases
0<5<56<5<50<5<5<5<5<5
Rates per 1000 patient days
0.000.190.190.370.070.200.000.480.140.130.130.13

Cases:

The number of new hospital acquired C. difficile infections.

Rates:

The C. difficile infection rate is calculated as a rate per 1,000 patient days. The total patient days represents the sum of the number of days during which services were provided to all inpatients, over one year of age, during the given time period.

Click here to learn more information about C. difficile from the Ontario Ministry of Health.