Communicable
Disease Surveillance Centre Northern Ireland
Laboratory reports of Clostridium difficile toxin (all specimen types)
1995-2007* Northern Ireland
Annual totals
|
1995 |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007* |
|
323 |
412 |
423 |
481 |
689 |
718 |
662 | 924 | 1015 | 1412 | 1439 | 1487 | 1388 |
Laboratory reports of Clostridium difficile toxin by age group
|
Age group |
1995 |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007* |
|
< 1 yr |
23 |
30 |
23 |
12 |
15 |
18 |
11 | 7 | 3 | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 |
|
1-4 yrs |
9 |
16 |
5 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
2 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 5 |
|
5-9 yrs |
3 |
3 |
5 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
|
10-14 yrs |
0 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
|
15-44 yrs |
37 |
34 |
53 |
44 |
66 |
59 |
54 | 59 | 57 | 103 | 111 | 100 | 76 |
|
45-64 yrs |
39 |
64 |
44 |
63 |
84 |
94 |
92 | 128 | 122 | 204 | 178 | 182 | 160 |
|
65 + yrs |
211 |
261 |
291 |
355 |
516 |
532 |
487 | 715 | 816 | 1068 | 1126 | 1185 | 1132 |
|
Unknown |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
8 |
11 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 5 |
|
Total |
323 |
412 |
423 |
481 |
689 |
718 |
662 | 924 | 1015 | 1412 | 1439 | 1487 | 1388 |
*Data provisional
Last Updated: 10/07/2008
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