House of Assembly Fifty-Second Parliament, First Session (52-1) 52 1 Parliament of South Australia House of Assembly published Answers to Questions Clostridium Difficile Infection CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE INFECTION Dr McFETRIDGE House of Assembly Morphett CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE INFECTION 90 Dr McFETRIDGE (Morphett) (1 June 2010). What is the current rate per 1,000 for admitted patients of Clostridium Difficile infection in— 1.	(a)	all South Australian public hospitals; (b)	public hospitals in rural and remote Areas; (c)	the Royal Adelaide Hospital, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Flinders Medical Centre, and Lyell McEwen Hospital, respectively; and (d)	the Whyalla, Port Augusta, Port Lincoln, Berri and Mount Gambier Hospitals, respectively? The Hon. J.D. HILL House of Assembly Kaurna Minister for Health Minister for Mental Health and Substance Abuse Minister for the Southern Suburbs Minister Assisting the Premier in the Arts CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE INFECTION The Hon. J.D. HILL (Kaurna—Minister for Health, Minister for Mental Health and Substance Abuse, Minister for the Southern Suburbs, Minister Assisting the Premier in the Arts): I am advised: 1.	The Department of Health monitors the rate of detection of Clostridium difficile disease in all public acute care hospitals and the larger country hospitals. Rates are expressed as cases detected per 1,000 patient-days, in line with national surveillance definitions. The current rates for the hospitals named are: Aggregate Rate forJuly 2009—April 2010 SA Public Hospitals (8 Metro and 6 Country) 0.23 Country (6) 0.05 Royal Adelaide Hospital 0.40 The Queen Elizabeth Hospital 0.46 Flinders Medical Centre 0.10 Lyell McEwin Hospital 0.27 Whyalla Hospital 0.00 Port Augusta Hospital 0.00 Port Lincoln Hospital 0.00 Berri Hospital 0.00 Mount Gambier Hospital 0.12