Table 1.

Number of cases and CIR of human CDAD in Ireland, May–December 2008 (CIDR)

Region	Number of cases	CIR incl. 95% CI	Estimated annual CIR incl. 95% CI
ERHA	747	49.8 [46.2–53.38]	76.2 [71.8–80.6]
MHB	37	14.7 [9.97–19.4]	22.5 [16.6–28.3]
MWHB	79	21.9 [17.1–26.7]	33.5 [27.5–39.4]
NEHB	36	9.1 [6.2–12.1]	14.0 [10.3–17.7]
NWHB	93	39.2 [31.3–47.2]	60.0 [50.1–69.8]
SEHB	118	25.6 [21.0–30.2]	39.2 [33.5–44.9]
SHB	254	40.9 [35.9–45.9]	62.5 [56.3–68.8]
WHB	217	52.4 [45.4–59.35]	80.1 [71.5–88.7]
Ireland	1581	37.3 [35.5–39.1]	57.03 [54.8–59.3]