The Epidemiology and Economic Burden of Clostridium difficile Infection in Korea

Table 2

Economic burden of Clostridium difficile infection.

Year	Sex	Age group	Number of outpatient visits	Numbers of admission days	Direct cost	Indirect cost	Total cost	Per capita
2008	M	0–19	14	291	12	17	29	1.43
		20–64	76	726	153	191	343	5.05
		65	83	1,901	357	111	468	2.92
	F	0–19	5	64	9	4	13	1.28
		20–64	120	1,085	218	318	536	4.47
		65	213	4,300	808	251	1,059	3.29
	Subtotal		511	8,367	1,556	891	2,447	3.07
2009	M	0–19	15	71	14	4	18	0.66
		20–64	158	1,765	262	2,412	2,674	19.38
		65	158	4,062	908	235	1,143	4.05
	F	0–19	17	128	21	8	29	1.10
		20–64	236	1,722	357	1,729	2,086	9.93
		65	345	6,666	1,297	388	1,685	3.41
	Subtotal		929	14,414	2,858	4,776	7,634	6.42
2010	M	0–19	24	118	18	7	26	0.80
		20–64	171	1,638	329	2,742	3,071	20.07
		65	240	5,393	1,129	318	1,447	3.63
	F	0–19	30	91	18	6	24	0.85
		20–64	206	1,520	494	2,082	2,576	9.72
		65	585	13,624	2,591	751	3,342	3.99
	Subtotal		1,256	22,384	4,579	5,906	10,485	6.51
2011	M	0–19	50	129	34	9	43	0.83
		20–64	237	1,472	567	6,184	6,751	29.23
		65	479	9,680	1,951	531	2,482	3.76
	F	0–19	47	143	27	9	36	0.82
		20–64	336	2,007	636	1,788	2,424	6.55
		65	850	15,476	3,125	936	4,062	3.49
	Subtotal		1,999	28,907	6,340	9,457	15,797	7.45

In 1,000 dollars.