TableĀ 1

Clostridium difficile prevention processes across Ontario acute care hospitals

General
domain
Specific
item
All hospitals
N=159
Academic/ teaching N=17Large community
N=22
Medium community
N=23
Small community
N=97
Infection controlIsolation at onset of diarrhoea43 (27%)10 (59%)6 (27%)3 (13%)24 (25%)
Antibiotic stewardshipAudit of antibiotic use26 (16%)6 (35%)6 (27%)4 (17%)10 (10%)
Environmental cleaningAudit of cleaning practices115 (72%)15 (88%)20 (91%)18 (78%)62 (64%)
DiagnosisOn-site diagnostic testing74 (47%)11 (65%)15 (68%)13 (57%)35 (36%)
TreatmentVancomycin as first-line treatment24 (15%)4 (24%)0 (0%)2 (9%)18 (19%)
LeadershipReporting to senior leadership52 (33%)6 (35%)6 (27%)5 (22%)35 (36%)