Epidemiology of Clostridium difficile in Ireland: May 2008 - Dec 2009

There were 3538 notifications of C. difficile associated disease (CDAD) from May 2008, when it first became notifiable, and December 2009 giving a national crude incidence rate (CIR) of 56.9 cases per 100,000 population in 2008 and 45.1 cases per 100,000 population in 2009. For further information view the March edition of Epi-Insight.