Volume 14, Number 6—June 2008
Dispatch
Increase in Adult Clostridium difficile–related Hospitalizations and Case-Fatality Rate, United States, 2000–2005
Table
Absolute numbers of adult hospitalizations with Clostridium difficile, by age group, United States, 2000–2005
Hospitalizations | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
18–44 y | 14,738 | 15,001 | 18,747 | 19,393 | 22,168 | 25,662 |
45–64 y | 28,280 | 29,527 | 39,421 | 43,290 | 50,898 | 61,757 |
65–84 y | 69,018 | 74,010 | 98,148 | 105,404 | 122,875 | 147,675 |
>85 y |
22,325 |
25,194 |
31,899 |
35,363 |
43,341 |
56,209 |
All adult | 134,361 | 143,732 | 188,215 | 203,450 | 239,282 | 291,303 |