Table 2 Characteristics of trusts participating in interviews vs. all trial trusts
| Interview group | Trial population | All trusts in trial | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLVA | Ribotyping | MLVA | Ribotyping | ||
| Number Trusts Interviewed | 5 | 6 | NA | NA | NA |
| Hospital isolation facilities | |||||
| Average bed size | 1,056 | 977 | 922 | 912 | 902 |
| Single rooms with en-suite (% total beds) | 10% | 10% | 14% | 13% | 12% |
| Single rooms without en-suite (% total beds) | 10% | 6% | 10% | 7% | 5% |
| Average typing test requests over 12 months | |||||
| Test requests (mean number/trust) | 56.0 | 61.5 | 66.8 | 58.6 | 50.4 |
| All post 48 hr C difficile cases reported over 12 months | 814 | 868 | 1,682 | ||