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Table 1 ICU-acquired infections rate per 1000 device-days by infection type in Iran hospitals-2018

From: The national rate of intensive care units-acquired infections, one-year retrospective study in Iran

Type of Infection

Num

Device-days

Rate per 1000 device-days

Ventilator Associated Events, Pneumonia Events & Lower Respiratory Tract Infection (VAE, PNEU & LRI)

28,131

791896*

35.52

Surgical Site Infection (SSI)

3202

139216**

23$

Blood Stream Infection (BSI)

6920

734,967#

9.41

Urinary Tract Infection (UTI)

10,333

1,413,823##

7.3

  1. *Ventilator-days; **Number of surgeries; $ per 1000 surgeries
  2. #Central venous catheter (Permanent & Temporally)-days; ##Urinary catheter-days