Jieun Kim, Rangmi Myung, Bongyoung Kim, Jinyeong Kim, Tark Kim, Mi Suk Lee, Uh Jin Kim, Dae Won Park, Yeon-Sook Kim, Chang-Seop Lee, Eu Suk Kim, Sun Hee Lee, Hyun-Ha Chang, Seung Soon Lee, Se Yoon Park, Hee Jung Choi, Hye In Kim, Young Eun Ha, Yu Mi Wi, Sungim Choi, So Youn Shin, Hyunjoo Pai
BACKGROUND: Since the emergence of hypervirulent strains of Clostridioides difficile , the incidence of C. difficile infections (CDI) has increased significantly. METHODS: To assess the incidence of CDI in Korea, we conducted a prospective multicentre observational study from October 2020 to October 2021. Additionally, we calculated the incidence of CDI from mass data obtained from the Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service (HIRA) from 2008 to 2020. RESULTS: In the prospective study with active surveillance, 30,212 patients had diarrhoea and 907 patients were diagnosed with CDI over 1,288,571 patient-days and 193,264 admissions in 18 participating hospitals during 3 months of study period; the CDI per 10,000 patient-days was 7...
April 1, 2024: Journal of Korean Medical Science