C. difficile Rates archive
What is C. difficile?
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Clostridium difficile (C. difficile) are bacteria that can be carried in the bowel without making people sick, but can also cause disease, sometimes serious disease. Common symptoms of C. difficile include diarrhea (loose stools), fever, and
abdominal pain and cramps. Almost all C. difficile disease occurs in people who have recently taken antibiotics, are over 65 years of age and have a chronic underlying medical condition.
Mount Sinai Hospital has been conducting surveillance for C.difficile since 1997 and publishing the results on our hospital scorecard since FY 2004/05. Below are our archived rates beginning with our 2007/2008 fiscal year.
C. difficile Cases and Rates per 1,000 days
Fiscal 2014/2015
Month
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FY 15/16 Mar. |
FY 15/16 Feb. |
FY 15/16 Jan. |
FY 14/15 Dec. |
FY 14/15 Nov. |
FY 14/15 Oct. |
FY 14/15 Sep. |
FY 14/15 Aug. |
FY 14/15 Jul. |
FY 14/15 Jun. |
FY 14/15 May |
FY 14/15 Apr. |
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Case count |
Less than 5 |
Less than 5 |
Less than 5 |
Less than 5 |
Less than 5 |
Less than 5 |
0 |
Less than 5 |
Less than 5 |
Less than 5 |
Less than 5 |
Less than 5 |
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Rate per 1000 days |
0.23 | 0.26 | 0.33 | 0.23 | 0.11 | 0.21 | 0 | 0.46 | 0.11 | 0.35 | 0.31 | 0.45 |
Fiscal 2013/2014
Month
|
FY 13/14 Apr. |
FY 13/14 May. |
FY 13/14 Jun. |
FY 13/14 Jul. |
FY 13/14 Aug. |
FY 13/14 Sep. |
FY 13/14 Oct. |
FY 13/14 Nov. |
FY 13/14 Dec. |
FY 13/14 Jan. |
FY 13/14 Feb. |
FY 13/14 Mar. |
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Case count |
Less than 5 |
Less than 5 |
Less than 5 |
Less than 5 |
Less than 5 |
Less than 5 |
Less than 5 |
Less than 5 |
Less than 5 |
Less than 5 |
Less than 5 |
0 | ||||||||||||
Rate per 1000 days |
0.32 | 0.42 | 0.23 | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.35 | 0.33 | 0.11 | 0.56 | 0.32 | 0.23 | 0 |
Fiscal 2012/2013
Month
|
FY 12/13 Apr. |
FY 12/13 May. |
FY 12/13 Jun. |
FY 12/13 Jul. |
FY 12/13 Aug. |
FY 12/13 Sep. |
FY 12/13 Oct. |
FY 12/13 Nov. |
FY 12/13 Dec. |
FY 12/13 Jan. |
FY 12/13 Feb. |
FY 12/13 Mar. |
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Case count |
Less than 5 |
5 |
Less than 5 |
Less than 5 |
10 |
Less than 5 |
Less than 5 |
Less than 5 |
Less than 5 |
Less than 5 |
Less than 5 |
Less than 5 |
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Rate per 1000 days |
0.22 | 0.54 | 0.48 | 0.34 | 1.11 | 0.11 | 0.21 | 0.46 | 0.47 | 0.65 | 0.35 | 0.34 |
Fiscal 2011/2012
Month
|
FY 10/11 Jan. |
FY 10/11 Feb. |
FY 10/11 Mar. |
FY 11/12 Apr. |
FY 11/12 May |
FY 11/12 Jun. |
FY 11/12 Jul. |
FY 11/12 Aug. |
FY 11/12 Sep. |
FY 11/12 Oct. |
FY 11/12 Nov. |
FY 11/12 Dec. |
FY 11/12 Jan. |
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Case count |
7 | 5 | 5 |
Less than 5 |
7 |
Less than 5 |
6 |
Less than 5 |
6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | |||||||||||||
Rate per 1000 days |
0.80 | 0.63 | 0.52 | 0.33 | 0.76 | 0.10 | 0.67 | 0.46 | 0.76 | 0.47 | 0.59 | 0.13 | .65 |
Fiscal 2010/2011
Month
|
FY
10/11 Apr. |
FY
10/11 May |
FY
10/11 Jun. |
FY
10/11 Jul. |
FY
10/11 Aug. |
FY
10/11 Sep. |
FY
10/11 Oct. |
FY
10/11 Nov. |
FY
10/11 Dec. |
FY
10/11 Jan. |
FY
10/11 Feb. |
FY
10/11 Mar. |
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Case
count |
0
|
Less
than 5 |
Less
than 5 |
Less
than 5 |
Less
than 5 |
Less
than 5 |
Less
than 5 |
Less
than 5 |
Less
than 5 |
7
|
5
|
5
|
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Rate per
1000 days |
0
|
0.10
|
0.21
|
0.37
|
0.13
|
0.23
|
0.12
|
0.11
|
0.50
|
0.80
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0.63
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0.52
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Fiscal 2009/2010
Month
|
FY
09/10 Apr. |
FY
09/10 May |
FY
09/10 Jun. |
FY
09/10 Jul. |
FY
09/10 Aug. |
FY
09/10 Sep. |
FY
09/10 Oct. |
FY
09/10 Nov. |
FY
09/10 Dec. |
FY
09/10 Jan. |
FY
09/10 Feb. |
FY
09/10 Mar. |
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Case
count |
Less
than 5 |
Less
than 5 |
Less
than 5 |
Less
than 5 |
Less
than 5 |
Less
than 5 |
Less
than 5 |
Less
than 5 |
Less
than 5 |
Less
than 5 |
Less
than 5 |
Less
than 5 |
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Rate per
1000 days |
0.11
|
0.32
|
0.30
|
0.10
|
0.50
|
0.11
|
0.32
|
0.12
|
0.10
|
0.38
|
0.11
|
0.10
|
Fiscal 2008/2009
Month
|
FY
08/09 Apr. |
FY
08/09 May |
FY
08/09 Jun. |
FY
08/09 Jul. |
FY
08/09 Aug. |
FY
08/09 Sep. |
FY
08/09 Oct. |
FY
08/09 Nov. |
FY
08/09 Dec. |
FY
08/09 Jan. |
FY
08/09 Feb. |
FY
08/09 Mar. |
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Case
count |
5
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
5
|
Less
than 5 |
Less
than 5 |
0
|
Less
than 5 |
Less
than 5 |
5
|
Less
than 5 |
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Rate per
1000 days |
0.53
|
0.53
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0
|
0
|
0.61
|
0.35
|
0.35
|
0
|
0.48
|
0.25
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0.58
|
0.20
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Fiscal 2007/2008
Month
|
FY 07/081
Q1 |
FY 07/081
Q2 |
FY 07/081
Q3 |
FY 07/081
Q4 |
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Case
count |
Less
than 5 |
Less
than 5 |
Less
than 5 |
Less
than 5 |
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Rate per
1000 days |
0.37
|
0.34
|
0.19
|
0.30
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1Fiscal Year 07/08 data is based on prior internal methodology for calculated C.difficile rates
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