Table 2. Urokinase exposure attack rates, Ralstonia mannitolilytica bloodstream infection outbreak in haemodialysis patients with CVC, four hospitals in north-eastern Italy, January–April 2023 (n = 178).
Hospital | Exposed to urokinasea | ||
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Cases | Total | AR (95% CI) | |
A | 13 | 33 | 39% (22.9–57–4) |
B | 2 | 7 | 29% (3.7–71.0) |
C | 3 | 8 | 38% (8.5–75.6) |
D | 2 | 11 | 18% (2.3–51.8) |
Overall | 20 | 59 | 34% (22.1–47.4) |
CI: confidence interval; AR: attack rate.
a Urokinase exposure corresponds to ≥ 1 exposure events to contaminated or non-contaminated urokinase solution.
95% CI were calculated using exact methods.