Table 3.
Economic burden of CDI in non-community (hospital, LTC, LTAC) and community settings in $USD. Figures in parentheses are percentage of total costs
| Non-community (Hospital, LTC, LTAC) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Cost of Primary CDI Cases ($USD) | Cost of Recurrent CDI ($USD) | Total Cost, Primary and Recurrent ($USD) | |
| Direct Costs Due to CDI | 3,077,422,555(65.14 %) | 1,515,321,696(32.07 %) | 4,592,744,251(97.21 %) |
| Hospitalization Costs of Initial Cases | 2,448,638,121(51.83 %) | 1,228,876,113(26.01 %) | 3,677,514,233(77.84 %) |
| Pharmacotherapy Costs of CDI Cases | 182,348,058(3.86 %) | 111,155,318(2.35 %) | 293,503,376(6.21 %) |
| Healthcare Professional Costs of Initial Cases | 271,079,343(5.74 %) | 112,255,374(2.38 %) | 383,334,717(8.11 %) |
| Surgical and Medical Procedure Costs | 175,357,033(3.71 %) | 63,034,891(1.33 %) | 238,391,925(5.05 %) |
| Indirect Costs Due to CDI | |||
| Productivity Costs | 92,848,421(1.97 %) | 39,010,416(0.83 %) | 131,858,837(2.79 %) |
| Cumulative number of hospital days | 1,475,896(0.03 %) | 801,821(0.02 %) | 2,277,718(0.05 %) |
| Number of Lost Productivity Days | 800,309(0.02 %) | 348,256(0.01 %) | 1,148,565(0.02 %) |
| Total Non-Community Cost | 3,170,270,976(67.10 %) | 1,554,332,112(32.90 %) | 4,724,603,089(100.00 %) |
| Community | |||
| Cost or Days of Primary CDI($USD or days) | Cost or Days of Recurrent CDI($USD or days) | Total, Primary and Recurrent($USD or days) | |
| Direct Costs Due to CDI | 577,985,724(79.78 %) | 69,767,755(9.63 %) | 647,753,479(89.41 %) |
| Hospitalization Costs of Initial Cases | 337,526,181(46.59 %) | 43,205,334(5.96 %) | 380,731,515(52.55 %) |
| Pharmacotherapy Costs of CDI Cases | 92,088,119(12.71 %) | 13,914,636(1.92 %) | 106,002,754(14.63 %) |
| Healthcare Professional Costs of Initial cases | 58,520,790(8.08 %) | 5,214,073(0.72 %) | 63,734,863(8.80 %) |
| Surgical and Medical Procedure Costs | 89,850,635(12.40 %) | 7,433,712(1.03 %) | 97,284,347(13.43 %) |
| Indirect Costs Due to CDI | |||
| Productivity Costs | 69,351,125(9.57 %) | 7,393,919(1.02 %) | 76,745,044(10.59 %) |
| Cumulative Number of Hospital Days | 197,951(0.03 %) | 26,213(0.00 %) | 224,163(0.03 %) |
| Number of Lost Productivity Days | 602,020(0.08 %) | 68,108(0.01 %) | 670,128(0.09 %) |
| Total Community Cost | 647,336,849(89.35 %) | 77,161,674(10.65 %) | 724,498,524(100.00 %) |
| All settings | |||
| Cost or Days of Primary CDI($USD or days) | Cost or Days of Recurrent CDI($USD or days) | Total, Primary and Recurrent($USD or days) | |
| Direct Costs Due to CDI | 3,655,408,279(67.08 %) | 1,585,089,451(29.09 %) | 5,240,497,731(96.17 %) |
| Hospitalization Costs of Initial Cases | 2,786,164,301(51.13 %) | 1,272,081,447(23.34 %) | 4,058,245,748(74.48 %) |
| Pharmacotherapy Costs of CDI Cases | 274,436,177(5.04 %) | 125,069,954(2.30 %) | 399,506,131(7.33 %) |
| Healthcare Professional Costs of Initial cases | 329,600,133(6.05 %) | 117,469,447(2.16 %) | 447,069,580(8.20 %) |
| Surgical and Medical Procedure Costs | 265,207,668(4.87 %) | 70,468,604(1.29 %) | 335,676,272(6.16 %) |
| Indirect Costs Due to CDI | |||
| Productivity Costs | 162,199,547(2.98 %) | 46,404,335(0.85 %) | 208,603,882(3.83 %) |
| Cumulative Number of Hospital Days | 1,673,847(0.03 %) | 828,034(0.02 %) | 2,501,881(0.05 %) |
| Number of Lost Productivity Days | 1,402,329(0.03 %) | 416,364(0.01 %) | 1,818,693(0.03 %) |
| Total Cost | 3,817,607,826(70.06 %) | 1,631,493,786(29.94 %) | 5,449,101,612(100.00 %) |