Volume 14, Number 11—November 2008
Dispatch
Growth and Geographic Variation in Hospitalizations with Resistant Infections, United States, 2000–2005
Marya D. Zilberberg
, Andrew F. Shorr, and Marin H. Kollef
, Andrew F. Shorr, and Marin H. KollefTable
Volume, incidence of, and hospitalizations for infections with resistant organisms in the United States, by census region, 2000–2005
| Hospitalizations and incidence | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual no. hospitalizations | ||||||
| All US | 499,702 | 559,728 | 639,468 | 699,140 | 783,601 | 947,393 |
| Northeast | 102,913 | 119,799 | 132,607 | 151,306 | 152,881 | 188,306 |
| Midwest | 115,623 | 122,122 | 144,647 | 161,166 | 179,547 | 204,351 |
| South | 186,320 | 212,450 | 245,933 | 256,420 | 305,822 | 370,348 |
| West |
94,846 |
105,357 |
116,281 |
130,247 |
145,353 |
184,390 |
| Incidence/1,000 hospitalizations | ||||||
| All US | 13.72 | 15.05 | 16.92 | 18.29 | 20.27 | 24.19 |
| Northeast | 14.00 | 16.17 | 17.74 | 20.01 | 19.98 | 24.29 |
| Midwest | 13.72 | 14.10 | 16.47 | 18.27 | 20.14 | 22.65 |
| South | 13.59 | 15.04 | 17.09 | 17.62 | 20.76 | 24.79 |
| West |
13.69 |
15.07 |
16.25 |
17.88 |
19.74 |
24.76 |
| Incidence/100,000 population | ||||||
| All US | 177.08 | 196.32 | 222.12 | 240.71 | 267.27 | 320.18 |
| Northeast | 191.76 | 222.22 | 244.98 | 278.51 | 280.73 | 345.49 |
| Midwest | 179.27 | 188.40 | 222.21 | 246.63 | 273.59 | 310.31 |
| South | 185.27 | 208.55 | 238.33 | 245.54 | 288.87 | 344.88 |
| West | 149.45 | 163.31 | 177.59 | 196.33 | 216.17 | 270.56 |
