Attributable Costs of <i>Clostridioides difficile</i> Infections in Korea.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) is one of the most common hospital-acquired infections, with its incidence and disease burden increasing markedly worldwide over the past decade.

Methods

To assess the attributable costs of CDI in Korea, the expenses related to hospital management of CDI cases were computed. This analysis used data from the National Health Insurance Service-National Sample Cohort spanning a decade (2010-2019). The annual national burden of CDI was determined by combining the attributable cost per CDI case with the number of patients with CDI obtained from the Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service data.

Results

The attributable costs of CDI were determined based on variations in the length of hospital stay and medical

SUBMITTER: Myung R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11790400 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature