Table 1. Characteristics of participating hospitals.
| Variables | A | B | C | E | F | G | H | I | J | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hospital type | T | T | T | T | T | T | T | T | T | G | T | G | G | G | G | G | G | T | |
| Screening method | E | M | E | M | E | E | M | M | E | E | E | E | E | E | M | E | E | E | |
| Capacity of hospital | 855 | 895 | 1,205 | 684 | 799 | 894 | 1,371 | 1,084 | 1,334 | 725 | 700 | 670 | 613 | 463 | 315 | 648 | 402 | 762 | |
| Laboratory test for CDI | |||||||||||||||||||
| GDH | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | ||||||||||
| PCR | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | |||
| EIA toxin A&B | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | |
| Culture | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | ||||||||||
T = tertiary hospital, G = general hospital, E = electronic surveillance program, M = manual review of electronic medical records, CDI = Clostridioides difficile infection, GDH = glutamate dehydrogenase, PCR = polymerase chain reaction, EIA = enzyme immunoassay, O = Tests performed at the hospital.