Table 1 Population surveillance data, number, relative frequency and prevalence of healthcare-associated infections (overall and according to site) according to hospital type and ward
No. of patients (%) | No. of HAIs (%) HAIs Prevalence % (95% CI) | No. of UTIs (prevalence %) | No. of BSIs (prevalence %) | No. of RTIs (prevalence %) | No. of SSIs (prevalence %) | No. of other sites (prevalence %) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hospital type | |||||||
Primary | 2217 (28.3) | 132 (24.8) 6 (5.0-7.0) | 47 (2.1) | 11 (0.5) | 29 (1.3) | 11 (0.5) | 34 (1.5) |
Secondary | 3760 (47.9) | 261 (49.1) 7 (6.1-7.8) | 74 (2.0) | 27 (0.7) | 72 (1.9) | 30 (0.8) | 58 (1.5) |
Tertiary | 1864 (23.8) | 138 (26.0) 7.4 (6.3-8.7) | 34 (1.8) | 17 (0.9) | 26 (1.4) | 16 (0.8) | 45 (2.4) |
Total | 7841 | 531 (100) 6.8 (6.2-7.3) | 155 (2.0) | 55 (0.7) | 127 (1.6) | 57 (0.7) | 137 (1.7) |
Ward | |||||||
General medicine | 1779 (22.7) | 109 (20.7) 6.1 (5.0-7.2) | 42 (2.4) | 15 (0.8) | 27 (1.5) | 5 (0.3) | 20 (1.1) |
General surgery | 801 (10.2) | 43 (8.2) 5.4 (3.8-6.9) | 5 (0.6) | 2 (0.2) | 3 (0.4 | 18 (2.2) | 15 (1.9) |
Medical specialties | 2647 (33.8) | 208 (39.5) 7.9 (6.9-8.9) | 73 (2.7) | 19 (0.7) | 60 (2.3) | 12 (0.4) | 44 (1.7) |
Surgical specialties | 1980 (25.3) | 92 (17.5) 4.6 (3.8-5.7) | 24 (1.2) | 5 (0.2) | 9 (0.5) | 19 (0.9) | 35 (1.8) |
Intensive care units | 333 (4.26) | 60 (11.4) 18.0 (14.0-22.6) | 9 (2.7) | 10 (3.0) | 26 (7.8) | 3 (0.9) | 12 (3.6) |
Paediatrics | 285 (3.64) | 15 (2.8) 5.3 (3.0-8.5) | 2 (0.7) | 4 (1.4) | - | - | 9 (3.2) |
Total | 7825* (100) | 527° (100) 6.7 (6.2-7.3) | 155 (2.0) | 55 (0.7) | 125° (1.6) | 57 (0.7) | 135° (1.7) |