Clostridium difficile–associated Disease in New Jersey Hospitals, 2000–2004

Abstract

Recent emergence of a virulent strain of Clostridium difficile demonstrates the importance of tracking C. difficile incidence locally. Our survey of New Jersey hospitals documented increases in the rates of C. difficile disease (by 2-fold), C. difficile–associated complications (by 7-fold), and C. difficile outbreaks (by 12-fold) during 2000–2004.

Keywords

• Clostridium difficile
• hospital infections
• surveillance
• New Jersey
• dispatch
• United States